Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Apr 2011
ReviewAbdominal and thoracic focused assessment with sonography for trauma, triage, and monitoring in small animals.
To review the nonradiologist use of ultrasound (US) in the setting of emergency and critical care, the development, clinical applications, and standardization of veterinary abdominal and thoracic focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) techniques. ⋯ These veterinary FAST techniques provide an extension of the physical examination for the emergency and critical care veterinarian potentially expediting diagnosis, prompting life-saving maneuvers, and guiding patient management. Further clinical research to determine sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for specific conditions is warranted.