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AAST spleen / splenic injury scale 

- Morgan Pinkston Eutermoser
@DenvERdgmd

#Diagnosis #Traumatic #Spleen #Splenic #Injury #Rupture #Scale
AAST spleen / splenic ... Diagnosis #Traumatic #Spleen
FAST Exam in a Blunt Trauma patient with Shattered Spleen

1. Know your US anatomy
2. Beware of
with Shattered Spleen ... Anatomy #POCUS #Spleen
Splenomegaly: Massively enlarged spleen, the result of extramedullary hematopoiesis, is outlined above.
This patient's left upper quadrant
Massively enlarged spleen ... #Splenomegaly #Spleen
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Torsion: Wandering spleen ... Splenic #Infarction #spleen
Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Grade 4 spleen fracture ... Splenic #Hematoma #Spleen
Endocarditis with Septic Emboli to the Spleen on POCUS
Aortic valve endocarditis (subxiphoid view) with emboli to
Emboli to the Spleen ... emboli to the spleen ... Septic #Emboli #Spleen
Subphrenic Free Fluid on POCUS

Here’s an example of fluid in the subphrenic space. Look all around
all around the spleen ... fluid isn’t always seen ... clinical #ultrasound #spleen
Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
Exam - Rupture Spleen ... ligament tethers the spleen ... this ruptured spleen ... LUQ #Ruptured #Spleen
POCUS Spleen:
Primary = Congenital
Secondary (TEAM)
T - Trauma
E - Echinococcal
A - Abscess
M - Malignancy
#Clinical #Radiology #POCUS #AbdominalUS
POCUS Spleen: Primary ... #AbdominalUS #Spleen
Positive FAST Exam on POCUS
Pt fell off her bike. Is this FAST positive or negative? 
Positive
anechoic fluid seen ... echogenic clot seen ... hemidiaphragm and spleen ... clinical #ultrasound #spleen