How to…: Perform abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography

Simon Cook; Laura Cole

doi:10.22233/20412495.1118.10

ISSN: 2041-2487
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Perform abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography

Author Simon Cook and Laura Cole
Source: BSAVA Companion, Volume 2018, Issue 11, Nov 2018, p. 10 - 15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22233/20412495.1118.10

Abstract

Following on from last month’s article on thoracic point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS), Laura Cole and Simon Cook, of the Emergency and Critical Care Department at the Royal Veterinary College, discuss how POCUS can be used to evaluate abdominal emergencies.

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VIDEO 1: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (A)
Free fluid at the diaphragmaticohepatic site.

VIDEO 2: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (B)
Free fluid at the splenorenal site.

VIDEO 3: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (C)
Free fluid at the cystocolic site.

VIDEO 4: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (D)
Free fluid at the hepatorenal site.

VIDEO 5: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (E)
Echogenic free fluid at the cystocolic site.

VIDEO 6: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (F)
Gall bladder 'halo sign'. Note the hypoechoic tissue layer between two hyperechoic layers in the gall bladder wall.

VIDEO 7: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (G)
Renal pelvic dilatation.

VIDEO 8: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (H)
Fluid filled amotile stomach.

VIDEO 9: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (I)
Longitudinal view of the aorta (top) and vena cava (bottom) at the paralumbar site in M-mode.

Published online : 01 Nov 2018

How to…

Perform abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography

Abstract

VIDEO 1: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (A)Free fluid at the diaphragmaticohepatic site.

VIDEO 2: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (B)Free fluid at the splenorenal site.

VIDEO 3: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (C)Free fluid at the cystocolic site.

VIDEO 4: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (D)Free fluid at the hepatorenal site.

VIDEO 5: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (E)Echogenic free fluid at the cystocolic site.

VIDEO 6: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (F)Gall bladder 'halo sign'. Note the hypoechoic tissue layer between two hyperechoic layers in the gall bladder wall.

VIDEO 7: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (G)Renal pelvic dilatation.

VIDEO 8: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (H)Fluid filled amotile stomach.

VIDEO 9: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (I)Longitudinal view of the aorta (top) and vena cava (bottom) at the paralumbar site in M-mode.

VIDEO 1: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (A)
Free fluid at the diaphragmaticohepatic site.

VIDEO 2: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (B)
Free fluid at the splenorenal site.

VIDEO 3: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (C)
Free fluid at the cystocolic site.

VIDEO 4: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (D)
Free fluid at the hepatorenal site.

VIDEO 5: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (E)
Echogenic free fluid at the cystocolic site.

VIDEO 6: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (F)
Gall bladder 'halo sign'. Note the hypoechoic tissue layer between two hyperechoic layers in the gall bladder wall.

VIDEO 7: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (G)
Renal pelvic dilatation.

VIDEO 8: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (H)
Fluid filled amotile stomach.

VIDEO 9: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography (I)
Longitudinal view of the aorta (top) and vena cava (bottom) at the paralumbar site in M-mode.