FAST Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
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What interferes with adequate image acquisition?
-Examples - -Co-morbid conditions and additional injuries interfere
-ex: COPD or obesity
Phased array is ___ frequency and ideal for ____
-Used for - -Low frequency and ideal for moving structures
-Allows for deeper penetration
-Used for cardiac exam
Curvilinear is ___ frequency and ideal for ____ - -Low frequency and ideal for intra-abdominal
organs (large structures)
What are the 4 different locations to look for free fluid on a fast exam? - 1) RUQ
2) LUQ
3) Pelvic
4) Subxiphoid
-Move in clockwise fashion
Where does fluid fall to when patient in supine position? - -Fluid falls to most dependent areas
Probe indicator - -Cephalad, right, left
Plane - -Coronal: RUQ, LUQ
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What interferes with adequate image acquisition?
-Examples - -Co-morbid conditions and additional injuries interfere
-ex: COPD or obesity
Phased array is ___ frequency and ideal for ____
-Used for - -Low frequency and ideal for moving structures
-Allows for deeper penetration
-Used for cardiac exam
Curvilinear is ___ frequency and ideal for ____ - -Low frequency and ideal for intra-abdominal
organs (large structures)
What are the 4 different locations to look for free fluid on a fast exam? - 1) RUQ
2) LUQ
3) Pelvic
4) Subxiphoid
-Move in clockwise fashion
Where does fluid fall to when patient in supine position? - -Fluid falls to most dependent areas
Probe indicator - -Cephalad, right, left
Plane - -Coronal: RUQ, LUQ