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Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
FAST Exam - Rupture ... Spleen POCUS ... #Ruptured #Spleen ... #clinical #trauma ... #ultrasound #splenic
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Gastric Rupture ... FAST #Exam #Positive ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
No other intra-abdominal ... injury on CT scan ... No blush seen. ... hemorrhage #FAST #Positive ... #trauma #clinical
Positive FAST exam at the caudal liver edge

Ultrasound isn't as sensitive for solid organ injury, but
Positive FAST exam ... for solid organ injury ... Injury to spleen ... #trauma #clinical ... #POCUS #liver #
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
of blood in the Spleno-renal ... Hemorrhage #Blood #pocus ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
Ruptured Hepatic ... FAST exam-small ... RUQ with mass seen ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Handlebar Traumatic Injury ... splenic lacs/rupture ... Severe abdominal ... Common injuries to spleen ... , liver, pancreas
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... on physical exam ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver