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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
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

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

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Diagnosis/differential ... No other intra-abdominal ... hemorrhage #FAST #Positive ... #trauma #clinical ... #ultrasound
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
RUQ FAST Exam ... #Positive #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Hypotension in trauma ... in diagnosing cardiac ... for definitive management ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #clinical #ultrasound
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
RUSH exam in a ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... sometimes - MCW EM ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #aneurysm
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
ultimately was diagnosed ... patient in a supine position ... get fooled by lung ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... Pertinent positives ... findings and clinical ... consider intra-abdominal