Caudal Edge of the Liver in the Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) View Is the Most Sensitive Area for Free Fluid on the FAST Exam

INTRODUCTION: The focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) exam is a critical diagnostic test for intraperitoneal free fluid (FF). Current teaching is that fluid accumulates first in Morison’s pouch. The goal of this study was to evaluate the “sub-quadrants” of traditional FAST views to d...

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I publikationen:West J Emerg Med
Huvudupphovsmän: Lobo, Viveta, Hunter-Behrend, Michelle, Cullnan, Erin, Higbee, Rebecca, Phillips, Caleb, Williams, Sarah, Perera, Philips, Gharahbaghian, Laleh
Materialtyp: Artigo
Språk:Inglês
Publicerad: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2017
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Technology in Emergency Medicine
Länkar:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5305137/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28210364
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2016.11.30435
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