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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
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
, hypotension, abd ... notice this in RUQ ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... signatures of air
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... syndrome • Chronic portal ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... hernia • Rib fracture
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
• Epigastric abdominal ... ERCP/surgery, Trauma ... , can be normal ... start with low-fat ... (as safe as CLD
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... c-spine not cleared; plan ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... 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 ... This post will focus ... defaulting to a normal ... consider intra-abdominal