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Gallbladder Sludge ball on POCUS
Can mimic GB mass. Assess mobility & vascularity to differentiate.

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi
Gallbladder Sludge ... vascularity to differentiate ... @EmergOmBur #Gallbladder ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... RUQ #clinical #abdominal
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Generally thought of as ... MICU, often used as ... Inotropes #management #criticalcare ... summary #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ultrasound ... same strategy as ... increase the risk of abdominal ... able. ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Cholecystitis on Abdominal POCUS 

Stone in Neck (SIN), sludge, & wall thickening ARE present, and all
Cholecystitis on Abdominal ... There is also adenomyomatosis ... Cholecystitis #Abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #gallbladder ... #ultrasound
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Lactulose, Sorbitol - Abdominal ... is not on here as ... #constipation #pharmacology ... #table #agents
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Can be used in all ... Inotropes #comparison #table ... #pharmacology # ... criticalcare
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... Screening #Workup #table
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... this can occur as ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Rash: - ITP - APLS ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound # ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Findings: • ↑AST/ALT ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential