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Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
Positive FAST in ... Diagnosis #EM #Trauma ... Radiology #POCUS #FAST ... MorisonsPouch #HepatorenalRecess
Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Hematoma on LUQ FAST ... Minor blunt trauma ... FAST performed shows ... CT for comparison ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Trauma
CT vs T1 MRI
CT Head:
 - Bones are white
 - Fat is Dark & Scalp fat
Bones are white - Fat ... is Dark & Scalp fat ... Bones are Dark - Fat ... #CT #T1 #MRI #comparison ... #neurology #radiology
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Fat Embolism Syndrome ... Trauma to the ... masked in the trauma ... #Fat #Embolism # ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Signs
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
survey • Head CT, AST ... Abdominal CT if AST ... months of age if AST ... or ALT> 80, signs ... of chest trauma
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
torsional and upbeat (fast ... , downbeating (fast ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH) - Subdural, Epidural, Subarachnoid Comparison

Subdural hematoma 
• Crescent-shaped 
• Blood collection between dura
, Subarachnoid Comparison ... young adults (trauma ... #Subarachnoid #Comparison ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... • Ethanol - Trauma ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
several days but can last ... with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... signs or symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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• Measurable neurologic ... Ischemic stroke, head trauma ... site within the past ... cva #management #neurology