In trauma care, the FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) scan is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination that detects free fluid around the heart and within the abdomen to identify internal bleeding, but it cannot reliably detect pneumothorax or hemothorax in the pleural cavities; the eFAST (extended FAST) examination addresses this limitation by adding lung and pleural views to provide a more complete trauma assessment.
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๐ FAST vs eFAST in Trauma The Difference Every Medical Student Must Know ๐In trauma care, evAdded:
Students, a trauma patient is unstable.
Which ultrasound examination should be performed immediately at the bedside?
>> We begin with a FAST scan to identify free fluid around the heart and within the abdomen.
>> However, FAST alone cannot reliably detect pneumothorax or hemothorax within the plural cavities.
So, adding lung and plural views converts FAST into extended FAST providing a more complete trauma assessment.
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