Anaes Vivas · Aspiration & regurgitation
Data viva — the gastric ultrasound antral grade
A data viva on the gastric ultrasound — the antral grades (the 0 empty, the 1 the clear-fluid, the 2 the full/solid-particulate); the cross-sectional-area calculation; the application to the aspiration-risk decision (the GLP-1, the diabetes, the uncertain-fasting).
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Prompt
A gastric ultrasound image of the antrum (the supine and the right-lateral) in a fasted patient on the semaglutide, showing the Grade 2 (the full). Interpret.
Stimulus
The gastric ultrasound of the antrum (the sagittal, the epigastric, the supine and the right-lateral decubitus) in a fasted patient on the weekly semaglutide for the obesity is shown. The antrum is the round and the full, with the echogenic ("the frothy") contents — the Grade 2. Interpret and advise.
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