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Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
Positive LUQ on ... the splenorenal ligament ... #LUQ #Ruptured ... #Spleen #clinical ... #trauma #ultrasound
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.
Gastric Rupture ... on Positive RUQ ... Exam Bike vs Car ... #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 ... #Clinical #EM #Trauma ... #CXR #Diaphragm ... #Rupture #Traumatic
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 ... doing your e-fast POCUS ... #clinical #pocus ... #trauma #Positive
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
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 #
Bullet Embolization in the Right Ventricle on POCUS Echocardiogram
22M s/p GSW to left mid-abdomen. Positive FAST
Positive FAST in ... RUQ. ... The CXR may be helpful ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... cardiology #s4c #trauma
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... infiltrate by chest ... Yield of blood CX
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR