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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 ... #Splenic #Injury
Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Traumatic Splenic ... hyperechoic hematoma in splenic ... Grade 4 spleen fracture ... @eabramsMD #Splenic ... #Hematoma #Spleen
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Etiology of Splenic ... cell disease • Splenic ... artery aneurysm, Splenic ... compression • Splenic ... #Infarction #spleen
Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
Splenic Laceration ... organ in BLUNT abdominal ... Grade I - Splenic ... devascularization #Splenic ... #Laceration #Spleen
Positive FAST Exam on POCUS
Pt fell off her bike. Is this FAST positive or negative? 
Positive
Positive FAST Exam ... Is this FAST positive ... near splenic hilum ... hemidiaphragm and spleen ... #Positive #FAST
Pancreas on Abdominal POCUS

What structure is anterior to the splenic vein in this clip?
Resolution: The pancreas
Pancreas on Abdominal ... anterior to the splenic ... anterior to the splenic ... so top of the screen ... Pancreas #Normal #Abdominal
Infectious Risks in Asplenia and Deficiencies in Humoral Immunity and Complement - Venn Diagram
Humoral Immunity:
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Infectious Risks in Asplenia ... Cells, Antibodies Spleen ... #complement #Asplenia
Splenic Abscess on POCUS

Older male with IVDU presents with fever, abdominal pain and hypotension.  During
Splenic Abscess ... presents with fever, abdominal ... Answer: Splenic ... RJonesSonoEM #Splenic ... #Abscess #Spleen
Splenic Rupture and Hematoma on POCUS

Clip shows a hematoma where you would otherwise see the spleen.
Splenic Rupture ... otherwise see the spleen ... FAST location most ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Splenic ... clinical #ultrasound #spleen
Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
Positive LUQ on FAST ... Exam - Rupture Spleen ... for a complete FAST ... @mackendc #FAST ... trauma #ultrasound #splenic