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Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Traumatic Splenic ... Minor blunt trauma ... No obvious injury ... #Hematoma #Spleen ... #POCUS
Traumatic Spleen Hematoma on POCUS
Peds blunt abd trauma is scary.. A reminder why #POCUS negative for
Traumatic Spleen ... Hematoma on POCUS ... negative for FAST ... #Hematoma #splenic ... #Traumat #clinical
AAST spleen / splenic injury scale 

- Morgan Pinkston Eutermoser
@DenvERdgmd

#Diagnosis #Traumatic #Spleen #Splenic #Injury #Rupture #Scale
AAST spleen / splenic ... injury scale ... #Diagnosis #Traumatic ... #Spleen #Splenic ... #Injury #Rupture
FAST Exam in a Blunt Trauma patient with Shattered Spleen

1. Know your US anatomy
2. Beware of
FAST Exam in a Blunt ... Trauma patient ... with Shattered Spleen ... Clinical #Anatomy #POCUS ... #Hematoma #Traumatic
Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
Splenic Laceration ... Most commonly injured ... BLUNT abdominal trauma ... #Laceration #Spleen ... #Trauma #Grading
Splenic Rupture and Hematoma on POCUS

Clip shows a hematoma where you would otherwise see the spleen.
Splenic Rupture ... POCUS Clip shows ... FAST location most ... s (even though injury ... #POCUS #clinical
Positive FAST Exam on POCUS
Pt fell off her bike. Is this FAST positive or negative? 
Positive
on POCUS Pt fell ... near splenic hilum ... hemidiaphragm and spleen ... #Exam #POCUS #trauma ... clinical #ultrasound #spleen
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma ... /hemorrhage on FAST ... intra-abdominal injury ... No blush seen. ... #Positive #trauma
Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
Positive LUQ on FAST ... POCUS pearl: ... #clinical #trauma ... #ultrasound #splenic ... #pocus
Traumatic Perisplenic Retroperitoneal Hematoma on POCUS

Young male with fall from 20 feet.  Soft vitals, LUQ/flank
Traumatic Perisplenic ... on POCUS Young ... #Traumatic #Perisplenic ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #FAST