POCUS Flashcards
A 34-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with right upper quadrant pain. She is 6 weeks pregnant and has been vomiting for 3 days. What areas should be of particular concern to the sonographer?
Gallbladder disease and/or ectopic pregnancy should be ruled out.
A man presented to the emergency department in acute pain. He said the pain was sharp, intense (on a scale of 1 to 10, it was an 8), and radiated to the back. He has been newly diagnosed as hypotensive with cystic medial necrosis. What concerns would a sonographer have, and what is the best imaging modality for this patient?
Acute aortic dissection. CT is probably the most definitive and quickest imaging technique to use to visualize the entire aorta from the root to the abdominal aorta.
People frequently go to the emergency department for
Chest pain
Flank pain
Respiratory distress
A patient came into the emergency department with chronic renal infections. She was dehydrated, with nausea and vomiting. Why do you think an ultrasound examination was ordered?
An ultrasound is appropriate to rule out renal hydronephrosis and/or obstruction.
The complications of peritoneal lavage include
Bowel perforation
Bladder penetration
Vascular laceration
The sonographic findings in aortic dissection include
Echogenic membrane
Enlarged aorta
Moving echogenic flap
In the trauma setting, the most common finding of free fluid in the abdomen or pelvis is:
Hemoperitoneum
The most common sonographic finding of a hernia is:
Peristalsis of the bowel both during and after a Valsalva maneuver
Types of abdominal hernias include
Reducible hernia
Incarcerated hernia
Strangulated hernia
The traditional modality of choice for evaluating urolithiasis is:
Intravenous urography
For years, which techniques has been used as a surgical tool for the diagnosis of hemoperitoneum?
Peritoneal lavage
The initial survey of a FAST scan is directed to the:
Pericardium
Post trauma, the most common location for fluid to accumulate is in the ___________.
Morison’s pouch
In the early stages of testicular torsion, the echogenicity of the testis appears _____________.
Normal
Torsion of the spermatic cord occurs as a result of
Abnormal mobility of the testis
One of the most common conditions that necessitates emergent surgery is:
Acute appendicitis
Sonographic findings in acute pancreatitis may include
Normal parenchymal texture
Sonographic findings of acute cholecystitis include
Thicken gallbladder wall
Pericholecystic fluid
Immobile gallstone
The most common cause of acute cholecystitis is:
Obstruction of the cystic duct
Midepigastric pain radiating to the back is most characteristic of:
Acute pancreatitis
Approximately 70% of aortic dissections occur in the:
Ascending aorta
Stones as small as _____ millimeters (mm) may be visualized with ultrasound.
0.5
A pseudodissection demonstrates
Turbulent blood flow pattern
Which one is nearly always associated with aortic dissection?
Hypertension
