An eFAST exam was performed on a patient who was brought in 5 minutes after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. The eFAST exam was negative. What is the conclusion and...
Abdominal Trauma
Abdominal Compression
A 28-year-old female presented with nausea, vomiting and pain in the right lower abdomen. An abdominal POCUS was performed by the clinician. The following images were obtained...
Improving Accessibility to POCUS Training
Physician's Weekly recently interviewed Nilam J. Soni, MD, MS, SFHM, FACP, on the barriers keeping clinicians from receiving point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training. Dr. Soni...
Lower Quadrant Pain
A 71-year-old male presented with nausea, vomiting and right lower quadrant pain for 2 days. An abdominal POCUS exam was performed. The following images were obtained during the...
A Palpable Lump
A 3-year-old female was brought to the emergency department (ED) with complaint of sudden abdominal pain, vomiting, lethargy and passage of blood and mucus in stools. A palpable...
Abdominal Exam
A 76-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of abdominal distension for 5 days. A plain X-ray abdomen was obtained. The physician also...
Abdominal Distension
A 58-year-old male presented to the outpatient clinic with complaint of abdominal distension for 1 year. There was no history of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, or...
Fall from the Roof
A 32-year-old male was brought to the emergency department after he fell from the roof while doing some repair work. An eFAST exam was performed. The image below was obtained in...
Accident Aftermath
A 35-year-old female was brought to the emergency department with a history of being involved in a motor vehicle accident at high speeds. The following image was obtained in the...
Bleeding in the Peritoneal Cavity
Blood in the peritoneal cavity in a trauma patient can be seen on ultrasound if the volume of the blood is significant for a particular potential space. Blood in the peritoneal...
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