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Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
on Positive RUQ ... Exam Bike vs Car ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... an ill-defined area ... is in a normal position ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirBronchogram #RUL
Positive FAST exam at the caudal liver edge

Ultrasound isn't as sensitive for solid organ injury, but
POCUS is not sensitive ... Upper Quadrant (RUQ ... Most Sensitive Area ... #trauma #clinical ... #POCUS #liver #
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Laceration on POCUS ... secondarily to chest ... #Laceration #cpr ... #POCUS #clinical ... #trauma #ultrasound
Bullet Embolization in the Right Ventricle on POCUS Echocardiogram
22M s/p GSW to left mid-abdomen. Positive FAST
Right Ventricle on POCUS ... Positive FAST in ... RUQ. ... The CXR may be helpful ... cardiology #s4c #trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... This post will focus ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... bleeding often from a liver