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Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
severe RUQ abdominal ... pneumoperitoneum anterior ... Pleural air would ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Bicyclist hits anterior ... for sonographic signs ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Perforation on POCUS ... pneumoperitoneum detected in RUQ ... to look for the abdominal ... #Perforation #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
Free Air on Abdominal ... transducer placed anteriorly ... over the RUQ with ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #EPSS #clinical
#POCUS clip in the RUQ with findings suggestive of a perforated viscus
-complex free fluid in Morrison's
RUQ with findings ... suggestive of free air ... thoracic spine sign ... #ultrasound #pocus ... #clinical
Heart Point Sign
Patient presenting after stab wound to left anterior chest.
A-lines where you should be seeing
wound to left anterior ... A-lines where you should ... 21175508/ - VCU Ultrasound ... #trauma #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
layering fluid in the LUQ ... Your differential should ... occult bleed due to trauma ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #perforation
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
Thoracotomy NOTE: this video ... relief of pressure&air ... Patient should be ... Review procedure ... #video #trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
over the left anterior ... Vital signs: BP ... SpO2 88% on room air ... consider intra-abdominal ... secretions and should