IM POCUS Focus
#IMPOCUS educational account sharing cases (fictionalized), ideas, EBM, and clinical integration. Not medical advice. Formerly PittIMPOCUS. #FOAMus.
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Classic conundrum... PNA vs cardiogenic pulmonary edema 60 y/o no PMH presents with dyspnea, hypoxemia. SpO2 92% 6L NC HR 120 RR 30 BP 110/70. B/l crackles. No JVP or LE edema. La...
#IMPOCUS and imaging puzzle CXR first, then POCUS, then CT. Answers at end of thread Where is the left hemidiaphragm located? and what is happening here? (poll in next question)...
A tweetorial on optimal machine settings for B line image acquisition, with a focus on: focal position at pleura, harmonics off, and increased far gain. Inspired/based on the rece...
1/ Unexpected finding on #POCUS! (View of PA here, obtained by fanning up from PSS aortic valve level) no PMH. intermediate pre-test prob of PE. Normal vitals other than tachycar...
1/ Thread: Ultrasound for CVC placement - more than just follow the needle tip and confirm the wire. There are many potential uses of ultrasound during CVC placement, shown here....
Let's talk about placement of small bore nasoenteric feeding tubes and use of ultrasound for this (A thread) Scenario: Pt with gastroparesis and COVID/ARDS, planning to prone, wan...