Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (commonly abbreviated as FAST) is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed by surgeons, emergency physicians, and certain paramedics as a screening test for blood around the heart (pericardial effusion) or abdominal organs (hemoperitoneum) after trauma.
The four classic areas that are examined for free fluid are the perihepatic space (including Morison's pouch or the hepatorenal recess), perisplenic space, pericardium, and the pelvis. With this technique it is possible to identify the presence of intraperitoneal or pericardial free fluid. In the context of traumatic injury, this fluid will usually be due to bleeding.
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Terrence
"Oh ano na? Suko ka na?" She teasingly asked me. Inis na inis akong nagtutuyo ng buhok ko gamit ang tuwalya.
My mother would stop at nothing and nowhere just to annoy the hell out of me.
"Mom, would you just let me do my thing in peace?" Inilagay ko ang tuwalya palibot sa leeg ko at bumuntong hininga. I don't get my mother sometimes.
She knew where An was but she never helped me when I already dared to look for that insolent woman who's as slippery as an eel. Alam kong pinoprotektahan niya si An kaya sinasadya niyang hindi sabihin sa akin dati pero hindi ko lubos akalain na pati ang private investigator na binayaran ko para hanapin si An ay sinuhulan niya para lang hindi ako bigyan ng impormasyon.
When Anrie accomplished her deployment and got back in the states, I was never notified by my private investigator all because of my mother.
And now she's frustrating me to bits because she keeps pushing me to get Anrie back. Yun din naman talaga ang plano ko pero hindi ko lang talaga maintindihan ang takbo ng pag-iisip ng nanay ko.
Mom, ano ba talaga ang plano mo?
She sipped on her tea and raised a brow at me. "Terrence, I left your issue alone for years dahil sa tingin ko magtitino ka pero anak malapit ka nang mag-35. I mean, you could get any girl pregnant even at age 50 since lalaki ka at wala kang matres na may expiration date but I want to see you settled before I die."
"Mom!" God my mother is just so annoying.
"I'm just stating a fact, anak! You're a healthy male at sa dami ng babaeng dumaan sa buhay mo wala ka ba talagang naanakan kahit isa man lang? It's so frustrating, Terrence. I'm retiring in three years. Senior citizen na ako, anak wala ka pa ring pinapakitang apo sa akin. What will I do at home then? Makipag-usap sa aso ko?" Pinanlakihan niya ako nang mata.
Napahilamos ako sa mukha ko saka nagbukas ng refrigerator. I took a swig of cold water before facing my annoying mother. "You want an instant apo? I'll give you one. His name is Dylan. But I'll need your help." I told her seriously.
"Ugh! Finally! Tinubuan ka ng utak sa wakas, anak."
"Mom!" My mom is just so ... savage! Wala talagang filter minsan kaya nakakairita pero hindi siya sinungaling. If she says you are stupid, it is a fact. And if she compliments you, it is very true.
"What? It's a fact! I never realized how stupid you could be until you let go of that girl! Eh di ano ka ngayon? Naghahabol? Kung di ka ba naman kasi isa't kalahating tanga, Terrence. " She smirked at me.
"Hindi ko alam kung matutuwa ako sa plano mo o maaawa ako sa'yo, anak. Mahirap kalabanin si Raven, kahit pa patay na siya. She's her son's father and he will always be a reminder of his dad. Kaya mo bang panindigan na maging tatay ng batang hindi sayo? Raven was a good man, a good father. Are you worthy to stand in his place?" I took another swig from the bottle while contemplating on an answer.
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The Wicked Doctor
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