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Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Minor blunt trauma ... Grade 4 spleen fracture ... Hematoma #Spleen #Fracture ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Trauma #POCUS
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Trauma to the ... long bone or pelvis ... masked in the trauma ... stabilization of fractures ... onset widespread pulmonary
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound ... in trauma False ... for consolidated lung ... Hemothorax #Thoracic #ultrasound ... #trauma #pulmonary
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Endocarditis) • Fat ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... long bone) • ... Disruption • Trauma ... (Hemophilia or Trauma
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture ... elbow x-ray review alignment ... radiocapitellar lines), fat ... sign or posterior fat ... Splint: Posterior long
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... ultrasound - ... patients with pulmonary ... GrauSegura #COVID19 #Lung ... #ultrasound #POCUS
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... propagation of ultrasound ... beams past the ... #Profiles #Ultrasound ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
/hemorrhage on FAST ... Has femur fracture ... FAST exam done. ... #Positive #trauma ... #clinical #ultrasound
Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
Positive LUQ on FAST ... the splenorenal ligament ... for a complete FAST ... Spleen #clinical #trauma ... #ultrasound #splenic
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
by presence of fat ... bone fractures ... fibula) and hip fractures ... bone fractures ... H/O antecedent trauma