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Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
POCUS Male with ... severe RUQ abdominal ... anterior to the liver ... syndrome causing confusion ... Pleural air would
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... bacterial causes ... - Hepatic artery ... sources within abdominal ... #differential #
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... RUQ: • Biliary ... syndrome • Chronic portal ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... poisoning • Celiac artery
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 ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Causes of Intrahepatic ... cellulose, Hepatic Artery ... Intrahepatic #Gas #Air ... #Portal #Causes ... #differential #
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
POCUS Liver TRV ... portal venous gas ... tends to have air ... considered within differential ... clinical #ultrasound #RUQ
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
epiphyseal fusion (children ... hyperhidrosis, hair ... GH stimulates liver ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
SpO2 88% on room air ... This post will focus ... improved to 90% after ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver