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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... #venousgas #ultrasound ... #liver #pocus #clinical
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... depressed) • Renal ... vomiting/diarrhea), renal ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... depressed) • Renal ... vomiting/diarrhea), renal ... #criticalcare #differential
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Coagulation (DIC) Overview ... history of trauma, sepsis ... organ damage Clinical ... Bleeding (64%) • Renal ... - APTT < 1.5 x normal
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Adult male with abdominal
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Diagnosis/Differential ... Age dependent differential ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... VenousGas #POCUS #clinical
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... Clinico-Radiological ... Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... Reversible course Differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic ... APLA/LAC: • Renal
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Gitelman Syndrome Overview ... tubule (DCT) Clinical ... • Hypokalemia (renal ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... Sjögren syndrome, Renal