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Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
Positive LUQ on ... FAST Exam - Rupture ... the splenorenal ligament ... #Positive #LUQ ... #clinical #trauma
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... ExLap: ruptured ... #LUQ #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #exam
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
on Positive RUQ ... vs Car. ... #RUQ #FAST #Exam ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #Liver #Trauma
The chest tube is in good position, but the stomach is not! The reason your patient
in good position ... have a traumatic rupture ... portion of the left lung ... #Clinical #EM #Trauma ... #CXR #Diaphragm
Free Fluid on Fast Exam

Free fluid in the LLQ typically first collects around the spleen and
Free fluid in the LLQ ... the splenorenal ligament ... #Clinical #clinical ... #pocus #trauma ... #Positive
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 ... Upper Quadrant (RUQ ... Most Sensitive Area ... #trauma #clinical
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest XRay

Etiologies:   Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic), trauma (tracheobronchial injury, barotrauma), esophageal
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest ... or traumatic), trauma ... esophageal perforation/rupture ... inhalation Management ... #Clinical #Radiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... findings and clinical ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung