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Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
FAST Exam 31 ... obvious injury on exam ... FAST performed shows ... #FAST #Exam #Clinical ... Ultrasound #Trauma #POCUS
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... got us hooked on POCUS ... pouch #Hemorrhage #pocus ... abdominalus #trauma #FAST ... #Positive #LUQ
Free Fluid on Fast Exam

Free fluid in the LLQ typically first collects around the spleen and
Free Fluid on Fast ... Exam Free fluid ... in the LLQ typically ... POCUS exam. ... #clinical #pocus
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... Exam Martial ... jchristianfox #FAST ... #pocus #ultrasound ... abdominalus #trauma #exam
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS (Linear Probe) 

30M with generalized abd pain for past day. Looks uncomfortable;
Appendicitis on POCUS ... uncomfortable; exam ... Curved probe for FAST ... exam - showed some ... #Appendicitis #POCUS
FAST Exam in a Blunt Trauma patient with Shattered Spleen

1. Know your US anatomy
2. Beware of
FAST Exam in a Blunt ... your US anatomy 2. ... Clinical #Anatomy #POCUS
Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
FAST Exam - Rupture ... Spleen POCUS ... for a complete FAST ... #Exam #Positive ... ultrasound #splenic #pocus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
2. ... 2. ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... 2.
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
standard, but Slow (~2- ... Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... Treatment (with AFST ... Dilated Funduscopic Exam
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... algorithm. ... liver disease; AST ... disease; T2DM, type 2 ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm