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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 #
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... hydrogen breath test ... Consider diagnostic fast ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
on FAST exam ... FAST exam done. ... No other intra-abdominal ... #FAST #Positive ... trauma #clinical #ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... sensitivity of ultrasound ... direct detection of signs ... Aorta #Rupture #Abdominal ... #hemorrhage
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... conditions (supine position ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
dullness, puddle sign ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... bloody fluid; hemorrhagic ... smear/culture/ADA ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
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 #LUQ
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Diagnosis and Workup ... Summary Use a positive ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... ≥ 1x/ week in last ... cultures, but test
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
RUQ FAST Exam ... for sonographic signs ... #Rupture #RUQ #FAST ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ultrasound ... Liver function test ... balance >3-4 liters positive ... increase the risk of abdominal ... Non-intubated: Low-fat