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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
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
age • Social work ... ALT, lipase • Abdominal ... or ALT> 80, signs ... of chest trauma ... Abuse #Guidelines #Workup
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... hydrogen breath test ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

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

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

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... #Positive #LUQ ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #exam
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
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
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
#Blood #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
dullness, puddle sign ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... 3) Optional tests ... smear/culture/ADA ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup