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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma ... #FAST #Positive ... #LUQ
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
RUQ FAST Exam ... #FAST #Exam #Positive ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Liver #Trauma
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... Perforation on POCUS ... pneumoperitoneum detected in RUQ ... to look for the abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites ... #Positive #LUQ ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus
#POCUS clip in the RUQ with findings suggestive of a perforated viscus
-complex free fluid in Morrison's
RUQ with findings ... perforated viscus -complex ... suggestive of free air ... right pleural effusion ... #pocus #abdominal
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
Lots of blood in ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
days and presents fever ... Petechiae or positive ... Intense abdominal ... accumulation (ascites ... , pleural effusion
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... s/p colectomy, liver ... weeks ago, no fevers ... #Ascites #POCUS ... #abdominal #abscess
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ... ultrasound - ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... balance >3-4 liters positive ... increase the risk of abdominal
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
fluid in blood ... if other signs (fever ... , abdominal pain ... fluoroquinolone to complete ... dL and advanced liver