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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
A - Abdominal ... C - Collapsed inferior ... uterus) A - Appendicitis ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Assessment
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... #differential # ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... , vomiting, abdominal ... ↓Antithrombin Ill ... • Ultrasound = ... infiltration) Differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... the critically ill ... cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... status NTM Cause ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... NTM #Infections #differential
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
over the left anterior ... over the left anterior ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung