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Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Minor blunt trauma ... Grade 4 spleen fracture ... #Fracture #LUQ ... #Ultrasound #Trauma ... #POCUS
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
direct blunt/force trauma ... hand Symptoms/exam ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Overlying wounds or signs ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
in trauma False ... positive for consolidated ... Sub-diaphragmatic (Spleen ... #trauma #pulmonary ... hemorrhagic #clinical #pocus
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... posterior fat pad is seen ... outstretched hand • Exam ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Positive FAST Exam on POCUS
Pt fell off her bike. Is this FAST positive or negative? 
Positive
Positive FAST Exam ... Positive eFAST exam ... #FAST #Exam #POCUS ... #trauma #clinical ... #ultrasound #spleen
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... got us hooked on POCUS ... pouch #Hemorrhage #pocus ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... posterior fat pad is seen ... outstretched hand • Exam ... can't make A-OK sign ... II-IV, pending orthopedic
Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
Positive LUQ on ... Spleen POCUS ... #clinical #trauma ... #ultrasound #splenic ... #pocus
Sternal Fracture on Ultrasound

Sternal fractures are not seen on x-ray. Here you can see the step-off
Sternal Fracture ... on Ultrasound ... are not seen on ... #trauma #pocus ... #clinical #ultrasound
Corrigan's Pulse seen on Carotid / Jugular Ultrasound

You’re preparing to put in an IJ central line
Corrigan's Pulse seen ... Carotid / Jugular Ultrasound ... observe on physical exam ... AorticRegurgitation #Carotid #POCUS ... #Neck #Sign