Module 14- imaging the emergency patient

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skin fold lines
What artefact is shown in these images?
Image: skin fold lines
Pneumothorax (collapsed lung)

can see:
retraction of lung lobes
free gas between lungs and thoracic wall
loss of vascular marking peripherally
what issue can you see?
Image: Pneumothorax (collapsed lung) can see: retraction of lung lobes free gas between lungs and thoracic wall loss of vascular marking peripherally
pneumothorax blebs
what are these?
Image: pneumothorax blebs
tension pneumothorax

can see:
heart raised from sternum
retraction of lung lobes
loss of vascular markings peripherally
diaphragm pushed caudally
what illness is shown here?
Image: tension pneumothorax can see: heart raised from sternum retraction of lung lobes loss of vascular markings peripherally diaphragm pushed caudally
pulmonary contusion

can see:
blood
oedema
lung soft tissue opacity

often occurs with pneumothroax
what illness is shown here?
Image: pulmonary contusion can see: blood oedema lung soft tissue opacity *often occurs with pneumothroax*
pleural effusion

can see:
loss of cardiac shadow
retraction of lung lobes
outerlines lungs
leaf or scalloped edges (?)
what illness is shown here?
Image: pleural effusion can see: loss of cardiac shadow retraction of lung lobes outerlines lungs leaf or scalloped edges (?)
diaphragmatic rupture

can see:
abdominal organs in throax
loss of diaphragmatic line
etc.
what illness is shown here
Image: diaphragmatic rupture can see: abdominal organs in throax loss of diaphragmatic line etc.
pericardial effusion
what illness is shown here
Image: pericardial effusion
Pneumomediastinum

can see visible contents of mediastinum
what illness is shown here?
Image: Pneumomediastinum can see visible contents of mediastinum
Focused assessment with sonography in trauma

4 point check:
diaphragmohepatic
splenorenal (L)
cystocolic
hepatorenal (R)
aFAST
Focused assessment with sonography in trauma pericardial site (ventral, 5-6 intercostal) chest tube site (dorsolateral, 7-9 intercostal)tFASTFocused assessment with sonography in trauma assesses abdominal and pericardial fluidFASTperitoneal fluid can see: organs not visible loss of serosal detail loss of SI wall only lumenal gaswhat illness is shown here?peritoneal fluid possibly from rupture of: liver spleen bladder GI tract *if gas a fluid, then GI tract rupture*this anechoic line between organs suggests?peritoneal gaswhat is this?peritonitiswhat does this bunching/clumping of intestines suggest?GI gas big farts incomingwhat is shown here?Gastric dilation-volvulus GDV (twisted stomach) can see: rotated stomach dilated small intestinewhat illness is shown here?hematomawhat is wrong with this spleen?urinary rupture can see: anechoic area around the organwhat illness is shown here?urinary rupturewhat illness is shown here?sternum dislocation -do not treat, leave alone-what problem can you see here?dislocation of spinewhat problem can you see here?labellabelmarked subcut air tracheal wall highlighted pneumomediastinum heart shadow raised from sternum and gas beneath caudal lobes collapsed from thoracic wall black area (gas) around lobes pneumothorax lobes increase in soft tissue opacity pulmonary contusion avulsion of rib 7can you list all of the issues with this cat?poor abdominal details indicates fluid suspicious gas in peritoneal cavity ruptured viscus diagnosis: peritonitiscan you list all of the issues here and make a diagnosis?cardiac shadow wider and taller than normal, football shaped margins still sharp pericardial effusionwhat can you see and what is your diagnosis