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Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
vs Car. ... for sonographic signs ... #Positive #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
have bacterial "culture-positive ... CNNA the same as culture-positive ... Treat if other signs ... (fever, abdominal ... dL and advanced liver
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
(normal CXR and ... concern for blunt abdominal ... specifically splenic lacs/rupture ... Severe abdominal ... injuries to spleen, liver
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... Vital signs: BP ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver