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Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
Hyatid Cyst on RUQ ... FAST exam-small ... FF in RUQ with mass ... Hepatic #HyatidCyst #RUQ ... #ultrasound #Liver
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Rupture on Positive RUQ ... Gastric #Rupture #RUQ ... Abdominal #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Positive FAST exam at the caudal liver edge

Ultrasound isn't as sensitive for solid organ injury, but
Positive FAST exam ... edge Ultrasound ... Upper Quadrant (RUQ ... #positive #trauma ... #clinical #POCUS
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
/hemorrhage on FAST ... Adult male with RUQ ... Diagnosis/differential ... #Positive #trauma ... #clinical #ultrasound
Liver laceration and pneumoperitoneum on POCUS

BAT s/p MVC-unrestrained driver. RUQ pain. Good quality FAST exam windows
RUQ pain. ... Good quality FAST ... view (sag/trv) of RUQ ... pneumoperitoneum #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Maternal Support - Critical ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... Non-intubated: Low-fat ... or postpyloric feeding ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
layering fluid in the LUQ ... In this case, the ... occult bleed due to trauma ... Abdominal #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #perforation
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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in Stroke: • Clinical ... diagnosis of ischemic ... Ischemic stroke, head trauma ... Active internal bleeding ... #Stroke #cva #management