Curvilinear/large convex probe
Phased array probe used by many providers as well
Scan from midline to the midclavicular line at the right 11th/12th intercostal spaces
Move the probe superior or inferior as needed to achieve adequate views
Alternatively start in RUQ FAST view and scan through inferior aspect of liver, which allows better use of liver as viewing window
Exclamation Point Sign: Portal vein and main lobar fissure (MLF)
Patient in Left lateral decubitus (if can tolerate)
Allows for better visualization of gallbladder and gallstones
Stones might shift, polyps or stones impacted in the GB neck will not
Allows for better visualization of gallbladder and gallstones
Stones might shift, polyps or stones impacted in the GB neck will not
Gallstones are classified as cholesterol stones and pigmented stones (black and brown), and are present in approx 20% of females and 8% of males in the United States
These stones cause the majority of all<unk>  tract problems, and depending on where the stone become impacted, specific problems occur.
Bile flows out the gallbladder, down the cystic duct into the common bile duct, and ultimately into the 1st portion of the duodenum.
Biliary ultrasound
Ultrasound: Abdomen
Liver function tests
GI antibiotics
Gastric lavage
Acute abdominal series
Paracentesis
Diagnostic peritoneal lavage