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Ultrasonography is a diagnostic tool used in emergency medicine, intensive care or sur- gery. Technological progress and the minimization of portable devices has made it possible to perform ultrasound examinations outside the hospital, including in emergency medical teams.
The ability to diagnose internal bleeding in patients with injuries is one o...
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... transducer position and studied space: perihe- patic area and hepatorenal recess (Morrison's pouch). We try to show the whole kidney, part of the diaphragm and the right liver lobe. The probe is placed in the right anterior or central armpit line in the fibula and oblique fibula in the intercostal spaces from 7 to 9 (fig. 4). The probe marker must be directed cephalad, let's remember about this part of the procedure, because thanks to the correct orientation of the probe we can precisely determine the position of the free fluid ...
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