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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... got us hooked on POCUS ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma ... #FAST #Positive
Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) "Elderly ... Hypotension RUSH exam ... normal, initial FAST ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
RUQ FAST Exam ... for sonographic signs ... #Exam #Positive ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... Exam Martial ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #exam
Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound

A 31yo female s/p tubal ligation presents with right lower
hour prior at work ... What is the best ... A FAST or urine ... will not change management ... #POCUS #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
ASA class If ... determine if stress test ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Physical Exam: ... dullness, puddle sign ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... smear/culture/ADA ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... Liver function test ... balance >3-4 liters positive ... increase the risk of abdominal ... Non-intubated: Low-fat
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
without warning signs ... Petechiae or positive ... tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Skin lesions • Positive ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms