4 results
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Liver laceration ... post-arrest intra-abdominal ... #Laceration #cpr ... POCUS #clinical #trauma ... #ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Using external abdominal ... to gather POC Trauma ... Direct pressure • Laceration ... compression (using ultrasound ... Management #obstetrics #obgyn
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver ... or spleen laceration