Ultrasound (main)

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Gallbladder

  • GB wall is normally <3-4mm
  • CBD
    • Measure from inner to inner
    • Normal is up to 6mm to age 69 (add 1mm per decade thereafter)
  • Acalculous cholecystitis
    • GB is >10cm long & >4 cm wide

AAA

  • Measure outer wall to outer wall from diaphragm to bifurcation
    • Will avoid being fooled by an intramural thrombus
    • Scan in both transverse and longitudinal axes
    • Normal is <3cm

Cardiac

  • Normal aortic root is <3.8 cm (parasternal view w/ dot pointing to Lt arm)


FAST

  • Always point dot to pt Rt (usu at 45 degrees) or @ pt head
  • Morrison's Pouch
    • Best seen w/ probe around mid ax to ant ax line (esp w/ pt in trendelenberg)
  • Splenorenal
    • Place probe in post ax line


Source

By Lampe (9/04)

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