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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
got us hooked on POCUS ... Morrisons #pouch #Hemorrhage ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemispheric • Hemorrhage ... • Neoplastic Abscess ... Involvement - Other • Trauma ... - Excesses • Liver
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... viscus) T - Trauma ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Assessment
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Diagnosis/differential ... No other intra-abdominal ... #FAST #Positive ... #trauma #clinical ... #ultrasound
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Diagnosis Framework ... Necrotizing PNA, Abscess ... Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... hemoptysis • Trauma
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
- Differential ... Using external abdominal ... to gather POC Trauma ... procoagulants • External aortic ... compression (using ultrasound
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... Bleeding, petechia - Hemorrhagic ... infection • Abdominal ... #diagnosis #tropical
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Laceration on POCUS ... post-arrest intra-abdominal ... hemorrhage are ... #clinical #trauma ... #ultrasound
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
Spenorenal #Space #Hemorrhage ... #Blood #pocus # ... ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma ... #FAST #Positive
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... significantly positive ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Trauma • Heart