Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes Exclusive: Your Ultimate Guide to Surviving the Surgical Shelf
[ Blunt Abdominal Trauma ] | +--------------+--------------+ | | [ Hemodynatically STABLE ] [ Hemodynamically UNSTABLE ] | | Order a CT Scan Perform a FAST Exam | | +-------+-------+ +-------+-------+ | | | | [Positive] [Negative] [Positive] [Negative] | | | | Manage per Observe / Immediate Ex-Lap or CT findings Serial Exams Ex-Lap Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (DPL) Section 2: General Surgery and the Acute Abdomen dr pestanas surgery notes exclusive
The exact decision tree for utilizing FAST exams (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) versus ordering a CT scan or wheeling the patient directly to the operating room for an exploratory laparotomy. 2. General Surgery dr pestanas surgery notes exclusive