OTA-AAST Pelvic Injury Symposium: Abstracts


Abdominal Focused Ultrasound Examination
Grace S. Rozycki, MD, FACS

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"A Focused Ultrasound Examination for Trauma Patient Evaluation"
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Right Upper Quadrant Evaluation - Morrison's Pouch
 The transducer is placed in the right midaxillary line region between the 11th and 12 th ribs.
 NORMAL - The normal sagittal section demonstrates liver, diaphragm and kidney.
 ABNORMAL - Blood appears as a hypoechoic area in Morrison's Pouch.