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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... Morrisons #pouch #Hemorrhage ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage ... No other intra-abdominal ... Labeled Schematic ... #FAST #Positive ... #trauma #clinical
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... post-arrest intra-abdominal ... hemorrhage are ... #Laceration #cpr ... POCUS #clinical #trauma
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Gastric Rupture on Positive ... Exam Bike vs Car ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage ... Oxytocin 40 IU in 1 liter ... Using external abdominal ... to gather POC Trauma ... #Postpartum #Hemorrhage
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
Spenorenal #Space #Hemorrhage ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
re-exams (normal CXR ... Severe abdominal ... injuries to spleen, liver ... peritonitis and hemorrhagic ... with hemorrhage
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver