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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 ... ascites w thickened ... #Positive #LUQ ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
RUQ FAST Exam ... for sonographic signs ... #FAST #Exam #Positive ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #Liver #Trauma
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
"culture-positive ... bacterascites positive ... Treat if other signs ... (fever, abdominal ... dL and advanced liver
Echogenic Ascites in SBP on POCUS
RUQ FF in a pt w/ spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The fluid
Echogenic Ascites ... in SBP on POCUS ... RUQ FF in a pt ... w/ spontaneous bacterial ... #SBP #POCUS #abdominal
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
s/p colectomy, liver ... +constipation, last ... On cipro for sbp ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
without warning signs ... Petechiae or positive ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... accumulation (ascites
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... Vital signs: BP ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver