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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... Pouch Ever so ... got us hooked on POCUS ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
/TB - The FASH Exam ... effusions, enlarged abdominal ... focal spleen and liver ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Focused #Assessment #Ultrasound
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Peritonitis Clinical ... • Chills • Abdominal ... cells/mL • Positive ... stain/culture Management ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
POCUS 24yo healthy ... fusobacterium, so ... Abscess #Hepatic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Venous Gas on POCUS ... Obscure diagnosis ... , reverb in liver ... Venous #Gas #Air #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdominal
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
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 ... Fluid on the FAST Exam ... #trauma #clinical ... #POCUS #liver #
Gastroschisis on POCUS

Common ED complaint--VB/OB.  G1P0.  No heart tones heard so POCUS done.
heart tones heard so ... POCUS done. ... Note abdominal wall ... exam goals to patient ... #clinical #ultrasound
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
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... Pelvic exam followed ... (see below for diagnosis ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical