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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... crisp & clean positive ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... About CPPD When ... after surgery/trauma ... disease states Pathophysiology ... • Weakly positively
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
/hemorrhage on FAST ... FAST exam done. ... No other intra-abdominal ... hematoma #hemorrhage #FAST ... #Positive #trauma
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
- Idiopathic (vast ... pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Crystals - Positively ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... jchristianfox #FAST ... #Positive #LUQ ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #exam
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
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 ... CPK 5X ULN • AST ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive ... Cast formation:
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Gastric Rupture on Positive ... RUQ FAST Exam ... #Rupture #RUQ #FAST ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... ultrasound #Liver #Trauma
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... significantly positive ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Trauma • Heart ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... ) Pathophysiology ... calcium to form CPP ... after surgery/trauma ... shaped • Weakly positively