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Positive FAST exam at the caudal liver edge

Ultrasound isn't as sensitive for solid organ injury, but
Positive FAST exam ... Injury to spleen ... Most Sensitive Area ... #positive #trauma ... #clinical #POCUS
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... since a prior CXR ... ) indicates an injury ... tube while on positive ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
RUQ FAST Exam ... Bike vs Car. ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Liver #Trauma
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... - What’s the diagnosis ... With expiration, positive ... #clinical #video ... #respiratory #Chest
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Cheat Sheet ... inflammatory lung injury ... detected on CT or CXR
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
Petechiae or positive ... or living in an area ... and no apparent focus ... Shock or respiratory ... classification #diagnosis
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Airway Compromise - Position ... sedation needs B - Respiratory ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... #Pediatrics #Trauma
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
may result in trauma ... Cardiac biomarkers positive ... Persistent chest ... do NOT recreate video ... #clinical #video
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
re-exams (normal CXR ... injuries to spleen, liver ... abdominal exams, FASTs ... #Injury #clinical ... #video