5- Principles of fast scan

Question 1

List 4 scenarios where fast scans are most useful

Answer 1

Ocular emergencies
Concern re haemorrhage in thorax and abdomen secondary to trauma
Emergency abdomen cases
Pleural effusions/pleuropneumonia
Heart failure

Question 2

What would you see on a US when there is a pneumothorax

Answer 2

will see thicker parietal pleural
line won’t glide