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Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ POCUS

Adult male-RUQ abd pain.VSS/Afeb. WBC-16.8K. Obstructive pattern on hepatic panel with normal
Adult male-RUQ abd ... WBC-16.8K. ... MRCP performed. ... tree(can be CHD ... or CBD that is
ERCP Management Algorithm for Patient with Symptomatic Choledocholithiasis 

Predictors of choledocholithiasis
Very strong
 - CBD stone on
Very strong - CBD ... Clinical Ascending cholangitis ... Strong - Dilated CBD ... Moderate - Abnormal ... Choledocholithiasis #Biliary
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
Cannulation (SBC ... insertion into the BD ... tract of the MPD & CBD ... ST upward (the BD ... #Cannulation #SBC
Dilated Common Bile Duct on POCUS
50's yo patient with RUQ abd pain. Vitals stable/afebrile. Labs: WBC
patient with RUQ abd ... Labs: WBC 12.4, ... mass in distal CBD ... RJonesSonoEM #Dilated #CBD ... ultrasound #clinical #biliary
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ducts - PBC ... Ducts - CBD ... stone, Biliary ... Transaminitis #Algorithm
Proposed Schema for the Management of Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

Cholestyramine up to 4g
Pruritus in Primary Biliary ... Cholangitis (PBC ... Recirculating System; CBD ... #Cholangitis #PBC ... Management #Hepatology #Algorithm
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
• Imaging: US (biliary ... (necrosis, biliary ... low-fat (as safe as CLD ... (w/in 24h) if cholangitis ... gemfibrozil 600 bid