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1 day ago · The focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination is highly reliable for detecting which injury? A. Blunt cardiac injury B. Hollow viscus injury C. Retroperitoneal injury D. Hemothorax
4 days ago · 51 Ultrasound has also been used to detect VF in patients thought to have asystole 53 and to evaluate trauma patients (ie, the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma [FAST] exam). Both ultrasound and capnography have been used to differentiate between patients with true PEA from those with low blood pressure.
5 days ago · Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) aids in the prioritization of penetrating injury patients for the operating room, indicates which cavity to open first in patients with thoracoabdominal injuries, identifies pericardial fluid, and may assist in the diagnosis of hemopneumothorax and hemopericardium.
4 days ago · The Focused Assessment With Sonography For Trauma (FAST) Examination And Pelvic Trauma: Indications And Limitations (Trauma CME) Date Release: Mar 2016 The use and limitations of the FAST examination in patients with blunt pelvic trauma, including the when to perform the exam during the trauma survey and how FAST can be used for ...
5 days ago · 1. The FAST exam has a wide sensitivity which depends on sonographer skill and the patient's body habitus. It is best used as a “Rule In NOT Rule Out” exam. 2. The FAST exam is not good for identifying bowel injury or retroperitoneal bleeding and may not be able to pick up low volume hemoperitoneum. 3.
16 hours ago · These include differentiating cardiac from pulmonary causes of acute breathlessness, and the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam, extended to include assessment for significant hemoperitoneum or pericardial tamponade after trauma .
4 days ago · Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a patient-centered, strength-based approach to caring for and empowering patients. The adolescent well visit is an opportune moment to assess and address the impact of trauma. Given the well-documented impact of trauma exposure on adolescent health, and the relationship present between social determinants of health and trauma, physicians and advanced practice ...
