Abdominal point-of-care ultrasound before anesthesia in a patient with an unstable C-spine

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  Figure 1:. Sonographic images of the antrum of an 83-year-old man’s stomach in the right lateral decubitus position. (I) The antrum appears grossly distended with clear fluid (hypoechoic content); the cross-sectional area of 37 cm2 corresponds to a volume > 400 mL. (II) Empty antrum after nasogastric suction; the cross-sectional area of 5.7 cm2 corresponds to a volume of about 10 mL. Note: A = antrum, Ao = aorta, L = liver, p = pancreas, Rm = rectus muscle. Used with permission from Dr. Perlas Fontana Medicine Professional Corporation.