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Video 04-05: Abnormal RUQ

From: Pocket Guide to POCUS: Point-of-Care Tips for Point-of-Care Ultrasound

This video is taken in the right upper quadrant. The rib shadows move across the field, temporarily obscuring views of the relevant spaces. In between the shadows, however, is an anechoic space in the hepatorenal recess (also known as Morrison's pouch). There is also an absence of mirror artifact in the pleural space, suggesting a right sided pleural effusion.

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