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Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Internal Jugular ... Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it causes ... for underlying cause ... #IJ #Vein #POCUS
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Distension and ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal ... #Distension #Bloating
Appendicitis on Abdominal Ultrasound

Noncompressible tubular structure with adjacent hyperechoic peri-appendiceal fat.

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Appendicitis #Appendix
Appendicitis on Abdominal ... Noncompressible tubular ... Appendicitis #Appendix #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Abdominal
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
Pathophysiology Delayed gastric ... Hypersensitivity to gastric ... hypersensitivity - Nausea ... hypersensitivity - Nausea ... postprandial fullness, abdominal
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
large systolic jugular ... venous wave caused ... IJ vein seen on POCUS ... Cardiology #Neck #Jugular
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... Pain #Chronic #Causes
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... Target shaped tubular ... #Appendicitis #Abdominal ... Appendix #Clinical #POCUS
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI Losses - Gastric
 • Vomiting
 • NG suction
GI
Causes of Metabolic ... Algorithm GI Losses - Gastric ... Losses - Impaired tubular ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... associated with mild gastric ... pain • Abdominal ... radicular pain #Rare #Causes ... #Abdominal #Pain
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
ulcer), bowel wall distension ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus