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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 ... Ruptured #Aneurysm #Aorta ... Clinical #Abdominal
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
(AAA) on Long Axis ... POCUS Just a ... #AAA #Long #POCUS ... #Aorta #clinical ... #ultrasound
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
Pneumonia with Air Bronchograms on Lung POCUS

This patient presents with shortness of breath. What is your
POCUS This patient ... to the thoracic aorta ... with 4d of sob & fever ... similar findings on CXR ... #clinical #ultrasound
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
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver