Sonosim eFAST Module Questions and Answers|Latest Update

Sonosim eFAST Module Questions and Answers|Latest Update Which of the following choices may optimize the subxiphoid cardiac view? ensure the pts bed is flat, use the liver as an acoustic window, hold the US transducer flat against, and often nearly parallel to the pts abdomen = all correct The epicardial fat pad.... can be mistaken for a pericardial effusion, appears heteroechoic and moves with the heart = both correct Which of the following choices increases sensitivity of the FAST exam? Completing pelvic imaging prior to Foley catheter insertion; placing the abdominal quadrant of interest in a dependent position; slowly fanning the transducer during window imaging to detect subtle pockets of free fluid; performing serial FAST exams at varying stages of a patient's resuscitation = all correct