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Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Minor blunt trauma ... No obvious injury ... on exam. ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Trauma ... #POCUS
FAST Exam in a Blunt Trauma patient with Shattered Spleen

1. Know your US anatomy
2. Beware of
FAST Exam in a Blunt ... Trauma patient ... Clinical #Anatomy #POCUS ... Spleen #Shattered #Hematoma
Blunt Trauma Kidney Laceration on POCUS
- 23 y/o man presented with RUQ ~ epigastric pain 
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Blunt Trauma Kidney ... Laceration on POCUS ... /c perinephric hematoma ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Hematoma
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
at 2 hours post trauma ... Irritability on exam ... Large, boggy scalp hematoma ... Dangerous mechanism of injury ... Traumatic #Brain #Injury
Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (eFAST) Exam - POCUS Assessment Protocol

Infographic by Dr. Jonny
Sonography in Trauma ... (eFAST) Exam - ... POCUS Assessment ... #POCUS #Extended ... Windows #Checklist #Trauma
Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
Most commonly injured ... BLUNT abdominal trauma ... - Subcapsular hematoma ... Subcapsular or central hematoma ... Laceration #Spleen #Trauma
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
with Associated Hematoma ... on POCUS Working ... management of peds head trauma ... setting, where skull pocus ... Skull #Fracture #Hematoma
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma ... hemorrhage on FAST exam ... FAST exam done. ... intra-abdominal injury ... FAST #Positive #trauma
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
risk of bleeding, hematoma ... infection, nerve injury ... digital ischemia, injury ... requires serial exams
RUSH Protocol: Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension

Infographic by Dr. Jonny Wilkinson @Wilkinsonjonny 

#RUSH #Protocol #Rapid
Hypotension #Diagnosis #Trauma ... #POCUS #Exam