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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Defect in fetal free ... hepatocytes → Liver ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Transfer to a liver
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
Free Air on Abdominal ... POCUS - Enhanced ... Peritoneal Stripe Sign ... peritoneum and liver ... #ultrasound #radiology
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
esophagus Air fluid level ... visceral injury Free ... viscus #cxr ... #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
the presence of free ... for sonographic signs ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... Liver laceration ... post-arrest intra-abdominal ... UAlberta_Sono #Liver ... #trauma #ultrasound
Massive pneumoperitoneum is evident by the excessive free gas in the abdominal cavity, including the bilateral
the excessive free ... gas in the abdominal ... the edges of the liver ... doublewallsign #xray ... #radiology
Beaver Tail Liver - Enlarged Left Lobe of the Liver on POCUS
LUQ trauma case.  Rollover
Beaver Tail Liver ... on POCUS LUQ trauma ... Has abdominal pain-left ... Has no free fluid ... #clinical #ultrasound
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
trauma from fall ... Free fluid noted ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver ... #Radiology #CTChest