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Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... exam for fever, ... notice this in RUQ ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... signatures of air
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
on Positive RUQ ... FAST Exam Bike ... #Rupture #RUQ # ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... ultrasound #Liver #Trauma
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... genitourinary causes RUQ ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... hernia • Rib fracture
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adult male with RUQ ... Has femur fracture ... Diagnosis/differential ... No other intra-abdominal ... FAST #Positive #trauma
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
Ulcer on Abdominal ... POCUS Not all ... layering fluid in the LUQ ... Your differential ... occult bleed due to trauma
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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neoplasms • trauma ... Spinal infection/abscess ... Diastematomyelia Physical Exam ... distinguishing feature ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... /pelvis, eFAST exam ... potential pelvic fracture ... blankets, forced-air
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... SpO2 88% on room air ... on our physical exam ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal