1/n: Thread of interesting ED #POCUS case. F/70+, known epigastric hernia (relapsed post repair years ago). Repeated vomiting since 1 week. Labs and plain x-rays -
3/n Clinically the hernia appeared to be reducible. However, #POCUS demonstrated obstruction of gastric outflow due to incarcerated portion of gastric antrum.
4/n Discussed with surgical colleagues who requested CT imaging - CT confirmed the clinical and #POCUS suspicion of gastric antrum herniation causing gastric outlet obstruction
5/5 Patient admitted by surgical team for further management. Gastric antrum herniation causing gastric outlet obstruction syndrome is uncommon but reported entity - eg. doi.org/10.1016/j.gass…
1/n #POCUS Acute right scrotal pain. Performed awaiting scrotal exploration. "Saddle view" from inferior poles to assess gross difference between echotexture
2/n The normal (Left) testis - shows normal internal septal architecture with pulsatile blood flow on color power doppler, with normal overlying skin thickness.
3/n Right testis is swollen, disturbed architecture with heterogenous echoes due to edema and absent flow on CPD
1/n #POCUS case - F/28. Left wrist pain since 2 weeks, severe since 48 h -> ED visit. Unable to grip due to painful thumb movements. Tender over lateral radial styloid area, Finkelstein test +. Dx: De Quervain tendinopathy.
2/n Comparison with normal - * marks fluid pockets around thickened tendons APL and EPB.
3/3 Gratifying relief after injection (levobupivacaine+triamcinolone), discharged with primary care followup.
1/n #POCUS case - Pneumothorax. M/20, abrupt left pleuritic chest pain. Absent breath sound left side, hyper-resonant percussion. Absent Pleural sliding on #POCUS . No lung point found, consistent with clinical impression of large pneumothorax.
2/n Normal pleural sliding on #POCUS right anterior thorax
Thread 1/n #POCUS as a mystery solving tool. M/50, SYNCOPE. Seemed benign orthostatic, and I was upset a Head CT was done. Was expecting it normal, but surprise - reported as left parietal WATERSHED territory infarct. MRI later shows infarct better -
2/n Re-examined carefully, and indeed patient had a homonymous right inferior quadrant-anopia. But WHY does he have watershed infarct unilaterally, from what is a global hypo-perfusion event? Left carotid looks ok...