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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Ultrasound in the Evaluation ... Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... Hepatobiliary #RUQ ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
Hypotension - Evaluation ... Algorithm OFTEN ... RESPONSIVENESS ECHO/POCUS ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... OFTEN #Mnemonic #Checklist
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... got us hooked on POCUS ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS (Linear Probe) 

30M with generalized abd pain for past day. Looks uncomfortable;
Appendicitis on POCUS ... uncomfortable; exam ... Curved probe for FAST ... exam - showed some ... clinical #ultrasound #adominal
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... Evaluation to ... management - RUQ ... increase the risk of abdominal ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... Exam Martial ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #exam
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Rupture on Positive RUQ ... FAST Exam Bike ... Gastric #Rupture #RUQ ... #FAST #Exam #Positive ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
Hyatid Cyst on RUQ ... hypotension after blunt abdominal ... FAST exam-small ... FF in RUQ with mass ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... - Skin exam for ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation