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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 ... #LUQ
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
motorcycle with hypotension ... #Blood #pocus # ... ultrasound #clinical ... #FAST #Positive ... #LUQ
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... POCUS Elderly ... back pain and hypotension ... high, in this case ... #ultrasound #hemorrhage
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Transient prehospital hypotension ... Diagnosis/differential ... No other intra-abdominal ... #FAST #Positive ... trauma #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - ... Differential Diagnosis ... ; MRA; abdominal ... conditions (supine position ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... PP and systolic hypertension ... significantly positive ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... than 2 mm) of hemorrhage ... appearance • Hypotension ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
- Differential ... contraindicated in hypertension ... Using external abdominal ... procoagulants • External aortic ... compression (using ultrasound
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
post-arrest intra-abdominal ... hemorrhage are ... towards cardiac causes ... for post-arrest hypotension ... clinical #trauma #ultrasound
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Blood cultures are positive ... aneurysm • Splinter hemorrhages ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential