Monthly Archives: January 2017

Where the Right Upper Quadrant Goes Wrong … pearls and pitfalls in the FAST exam

The FAST exam helped pave the way for Emergency point-of-care ultrasound. Compared to many emergency US applications still in their infancy, the FAST exam has been thoroughly studied, widely implemented, and has proven utility. … sorry transcranial US… The FAST has been around since the 1970’s and replaced DPL, it is very sensitive and even […]