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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

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- Mnemonic and Differential ... C - Collapsed inferior ... viscus) T - Trauma ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Assessment
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
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... Occlusion of posterior inferior ... Head trauma - Symptoms ... varying neurologic signs ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
intracerebral hemorrhage: trauma ... claudication, shoulder ... girdle symptoms ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... (A) a dilated inferior ... diastolic septal shudder ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
is the cardiac ultrasound ... as McConnell's sign ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C ... #RVInfarction #InferiorMI
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Bicyclist hits anterior ... for sonographic signs ... Positive #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Liver #Trauma
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS ... Your differential ... should be widened ... occult bleed due to trauma ... #clinical #ultrasound
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... arise from blunt trauma ... secretions and should