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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
on POCUS Sick ... Obscure diagnosis ... air on ultrasound ... , reverb in liver ... #Clinical #POCUS
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
variety of other causes ... can occur with benign ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical ... #air
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
posterior cerebral artery ... the most common cause ... production of oral ... #Agraphia #clinical ... #neurology #diagnosis
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
on POCUS - Pneumatosis ... Both cause intrahepatic ... result in small air ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... performed on room air ... disease - Portal ... older) on room air
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
POCUS Liver TRV ... Diagnosis? ... portal venous gas ... tends to have air ... #clinical #ultrasound
Pneumobilia on POCUS
Patient is s/p Whipple surgery and has pneumobilia.
Both cause intrahepatic branching gas pattern. Pneumobilia
Pneumobilia on POCUS ... Both cause intrahepatic ... Mnemonic Portal ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... deficiencies • Renal, liver ... from accessing port ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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HIV typically begin ... Hepatomegaly - Liver ... - Most common: Oral ... subset counts ↓ • Liver ... enzymes ↑ • Mild anemia
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Can begin in arms ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL