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False Negatives

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Don’t sweat questionable small pockets of free fluid (<3 mm), by remembering the mantra of “resuscitate, rehydrate, and reevaluate” with a serial AFAST. Always perform at least one repeat serial AFAST four hours post admission (sooner if the patient is questionable or unstable) to avoid missing subtle or nonexistent free fluid (or other soft tissue‐related pathology) on the initial AFAST that has become more obvious and substantial (Lisciandro et al. 2009).

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner

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