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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... got us hooked on POCUS ... pouch #Hemorrhage #pocus ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus ... #LUQ
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... the patient • Blood ... genitourinary causes RUQ ... Epigastric/LUQ ... aortic aneurysms
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
Sheath Hematoma on POCUS ... presents with abdominal ... in orthogonal planes ... Acute, hypoechoic blood ... Sheath #Hematoma #POCUS
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
Lots of blood in ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #Positive ... #LUQ
Saccular aortic aneurysm on POCUS
If something is abnormal, or doesn't make sense to visual pattern recognition,
Saccular aortic aneurysm ... on POCUS If something ... an orthogonal plane ... #abdominal #aaa ... #POCUS #clinical
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
and to quantify blood ... short axis/out-of-plane ... a long axis/in-plane ... Confirm wire position ... Ultrasound #Guided #POCUS
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Gastric Rupture on Positive ... RUQ FAST Exam ... fluid in this positive ... Gastric #Rupture #RUQ ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just another code."
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... Plan changed. ... RJonesSonoEM #Abdominal ... #Aortic #Aneurysm
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... bowel loops in LUQ ... jchristianfox #FAST #Positive ... #LUQ #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS
Another patient with ruptured AAA.  Note again abnormal wall motion at
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... POCUS Another patient ... strain obviously plays ... Rupture #Aorta #Abdominal ... #Aneurysm #POCUS