CPSS: THE FAST EXAM (FOCUSED ASSESSMENT WITH SONOGRAPHY FOR TRAUMA) WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS

CPSS: THE FAST EXAM (FOCUSED ASSESSMENT WITH
SONOGRAPHY FOR TRAUMA) WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. 1. Does this patient have free fluid in the
What clinical
abdomen, pelvis, pericardial or thoracic
question in- dicates
spaces secondary to blunt force trauma?
the need for a FAST
exam?

2. Pericardial effusion - sign of free fluid in pericardium Free anechoic
collection
between the pericardium
and the heart

3. Pleural effusion - sign of free fluid in thoracic cavity Free anechoic
collection
in the pleural spaces just
above the diaphragm

4. Signs of free fluid in the RUQ abdomen Free anechoic
collection in the
RUQ:
-hepatorenal
recess
(Morrison's
Pouch)
-inferior pole of the
right kidney
-subphrenic recess

5. Signs of free fluid in the LUQ abdomen Free anechoic
collection in the LUQ:
-splenorenal recess
-inferior pole of the
left kidney

6. Signs of free fluid in the pelvis Free anechoic
collection in the
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, CPSS: THE FAST EXAM (FOCUSED ASSESSMENT WITH
SONOGRAPHY FOR TRAUMA) WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS pelvis:
-rectouterine
recess and/or
vesicouterine re-
cess (females)




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