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2) Right upper quadrant (RUQ) - to visualize Morrison's pouch and paracolic gutter. | 2) Right upper quadrant (RUQ) - to visualize Morrison's pouch and paracolic gutter. | ||
3) Left upper quadrant (LUQ) - to visualize the spleeno-renal recess and paracolic gutter. | 3) Left upper quadrant (LUQ) - to visualize the spleeno-renal recess and [[paracolic gutter]]. | ||
4) Suprapubic - to visualize [[Douglas' pouch]]. | 4) Suprapubic - to visualize [[Douglas' pouch]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 13 February 2009
Editor-in-Chief: Casey Glass, M.D. [1]
Introduction
The use of portable ultrasound at the bedside of patients in the emergency department to diagnose and to guide procedures.
FAST Scan
The FAST scan consist of scanning four areas:
1) Subxiphoid - to visualize the heart.
2) Right upper quadrant (RUQ) - to visualize Morrison's pouch and paracolic gutter.
3) Left upper quadrant (LUQ) - to visualize the spleeno-renal recess and paracolic gutter.
4) Suprapubic - to visualize Douglas' pouch.