TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Right Upper Quadrant (Morison’s Pouch) A1 - Boyd, Jeremy S. A1 - Melton, Myles A1 - Rupp, Jordan D. A1 - Ferre, Robinson M. A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason PY - 2021 T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - With the indicator directed toward the patient’s head, the transducer is oriented in a coronal section through the body in the midaxillary line, extending from the 9th through 12th ribs. Start between the 11th and 12th ribs initially, then move cephalad or caudal, anterior or posterior, to complete the evaluation (Fig. 24.11).Identify and evaluate the interface of the liver and right kidney. This region is the potential space known as Morison’s pouch. Normally, the liver and kidney are in direct contact with one another or separated by adipose tissue of heterogeneous echoes (Fig. 24.12).Evaluate the right paracolic gutter by identifying and evaluating the caudal-most portion of the hepatic parenchyma (inferior tip of the liver). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051896 ER -