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Positive LUQ Fast Exam

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

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
on Positive RUQ ... #RUQ #FAST #Exam ... #Positive #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
have bacterial "culture-positive ... CNNA the same as culture-positive ... bacterascites positive ... signs (fever, abdominal ... dL and advanced liver
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
Ruptured Hepatic ... hypotension after blunt abdominal ... FAST exam-small ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Liver
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
s/p colectomy, liver ... presents with abd ... constipation, last LVP ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
lower abd pain ... Pelvis sag of RUSH exam ... Patient has ruptured ... appendicitis with intra-abdominal ... #clinical #Abdominal
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver