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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... Hemorrhage #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma ... /hemorrhage on FAST ... No other intra-abdominal ... #Positive #trauma ... #clinical #ultrasound
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites ... #Positive #LUQ ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
ultrasound, Tests ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... • Obstructive ... conditions (supine position
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
metabolism accumulate → Fat ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Findings: • ↑AST ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... sensitivity for obstruction ... and location, obstruction ... causes of flank or abdominal ... scan) when an ultrasound
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... CPK 5X ULN • AST ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive ... Cast formation: ... Renal tubular obstruction
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
bacterial "culture-positive ... same as culture-positive ... bacterascites positive ... signs (fever, abdominal ... bilirubin 3) or renal
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
in the Spleno-renal ... #Blood #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... run of the mill" ascites ... perforation and obstruction ... to look for the abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound