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Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
Positive LUQ on ... FAST Exam - Rupture ... the spleen and L kidney ... #LUQ #Ruptured ... #ultrasound #splenic
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
on Positive RUQ ... #RUQ #FAST #Exam ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
with fever and RLQ ... plane showing liver ... & right kidney, ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #labeled #hydronephrosis
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
Hyatid Cyst on RUQ ... FAST exam-small ... FF in RUQ with mass ... Hepatic #HyatidCyst #RUQ ... #Liver #Trauma
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adult male with RUQ ... cephalad to the right kidney ... Labeled Schematic ... #Positive #trauma ... #clinical #ultrasound
Positive FAST exam at the caudal liver edge

Ultrasound isn't as sensitive for solid organ injury, but
Positive FAST exam ... POCUS is not sensitive ... Upper Quadrant (RUQ ... #positive #trauma ... #clinical #POCUS
Positive FAST Exam Perihepatic Window

Multiple pts. with significant injuries from MVC. Young adult with femur fracture
Positive FAST Exam ... outside room-"Hang blood ... POCUS-game changer ... #Ultrasound #RUQ ... #Trauma
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
hydronephrosis/stone ... /abscess, continues ... tenderness UA no blood ... cause of "false positive ... #ultrasound
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Airway Compromise - Position ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... fracture • NS/RL ... ongoing need For blood