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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... Morrisons #pouch #Hemorrhage ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
in trauma False ... positive for consolidated ... lung- organized ... #trauma #pulmonary ... #clinical #pocus
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
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
Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound
25 y/o f w acute abd pain and vaginal bleeding. Upreg
25 y/o f w acute ... for Free Fluid: FAST ... useful in non-trauma ... rapid, life-saving diagnosis ... #clinical #POCUS
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... #Positive #LUQ ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #exam
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... Differential A - Abdominal ... viscus) T - Trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Epigastric abdominal ... ERCP/surgery, Trauma ... start with low-fat ... #Diagnosis #Management
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
RUQ FAST Exam ... #Rupture #RUQ #FAST ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Liver #Trauma