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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 ... pouch #Hemorrhage #pocus ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Abdominal pain; ... macrophages from a small ... Two different positive ... specimen OR • One positive ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Even a small amount ... Hemopericardium #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... Pericardial #Effusion #Trauma
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... ascites w thickened small ... #LUQ #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #exam
Positive FAST Exam on POCUS
Pt fell off her bike. Is this FAST positive or negative? 
Positive
Positive FAST Exam ... on POCUS Pt fell ... Small amount of ... #FAST #Exam #POCUS ... #trauma #clinical
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
Hemorrhage #Blood #pocus ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Gastric Rupture on Positive ... fluid in this positive ... RUQ #FAST #Exam #Positive ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... ultrasound #Liver #Trauma
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
hypotension after blunt abdominal ... trauma from fall ... FAST exam-small ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #Liver #Trauma
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
Small Bowel Obstruction ... and increasing abdominal ... noncompressible small ... report a very high positive ... #AbdominalUS #SBO
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 ... to detect small ... #trauma #clinical ... #POCUS #liver #