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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... Note gas bubbles ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Gas ... #Complex #Ascites
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... These are gas bubbles ... pneumoperitoneum detected in RUQ ... to look for the abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... s/p colectomy, liver ... bubbles ... #Ascites #POCUS ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #exam
Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
Spleen POCUS ... close; free fluid, as ... for a complete ... Ruptured #Spleen #clinical ... #trauma #ultrasound
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
Ultrasound 52 ... FAST exam-small ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Liver #Trauma
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Rupture on Positive RUQ ... FAST Exam Bike ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Liver #Trauma
Positive FAST exam at the caudal liver edge

Ultrasound isn't as sensitive for solid organ injury, but
Positive FAST exam ... POCUS is not sensitive ... Upper Quadrant (RUQ ... #positive #trauma ... #clinical #POCUS
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
anteriorly over the RUQ ... concerning for a bubble ... peritoneum and liver ... #POCUS #EPSS #clinical ... #ultrasound #radiology
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
There is complex ... layering fluid in the LUQ ... occult bleed due to trauma ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #perforation