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Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Point of Care Ultrasound ... FAST negative, Aorta ... perforation next to Aorta ... #Aneurysm #Aorta ... Clinical #Abdominal
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
(PLAX) 50 yo female ... presents with fever ... Blood Cx grew staph ... #aorta #Valve # ... #clinical #ultrasound
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Positive RUQ FAST Exam ... Bike vs Car. ... #Positive #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... Liver laceration ... secondarily to chest ... UAlberta_Sono #Liver ... #POCUS #clinical
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on ... RUSH exam in a ... #AAA #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #aneurysm #aorta
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
Ruptured Hepatic ... Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound ... FAST exam-small ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
across a wide area ... the umbilical level ... looking at the abdominal ... aorta. ... #POCUS #Nomenclature
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
pressure and cranial ultrasound ... Breathing and chest ... the abdomen, the liver ... Any intra-abdominal ... coarctation of the aorta
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
findings and clinical ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver