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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... crisp & clean positive ... Morrisons #pouch #Hemorrhage ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
intolerance suspected, Colonoscopy ... performed, may show melanosis ... EGD +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy ... ), Abdominal imaging ... (CT, ultrasound
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
on FAST exam ... FAST exam done. ... No other intra-abdominal ... #FAST #Positive ... trauma #clinical #ultrasound
Ruptured Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound

Young female.  Lower abdominal pain/VB.  UCG pos. Soft
Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound ... Lower abdominal ... amount of clotted blood ... assume that acute hemorrhage ... to miss clotted blood
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
presents with abdominal ... sheath hematoma and hemorrhagic ... Acute, hypoechoic blood ... surrounded by clotted blood ... #abdominal #wall
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
Lots of blood in ... Spenorenal #Space #Hemorrhage ... ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma ... #FAST #Positive
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Physical Exam: ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... hazy, cloudy or bloody ... fluid; hemorrhagic ... : frank blood; chylous
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
than 2 mm) of hemorrhage ... : • Complete blood ... • Fecal occult blood ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Avoiding Large Blood Vessels during Paracentesis on POCUS

Once you find fluid and before you sample, u/s
Avoiding Large Blood ... vessels in the abdominal ... hypertension or intra-abdominal ... lead to fatal hemorrhage ... #clinical #ultrasound
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage ... Nausea/vomiting • Abdominal ... Symptoms/physical exam ... be a clue • Blood