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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
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
#Splenomegaly #Spleen