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Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... abdominal pain. ... anterior to the liver ... Pleural air would ... #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... portal vein thrombosis ... poisoning • Celiac artery ... #Causes #Differential
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
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... disease • Hepatic artery ... CA, small cell lung ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
the peripheral lung ... and sometimes air ... accompanying small artery ... The most common cause ... patients with chronic
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
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... in the adjacent lung ... • Pulmonary artery ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... - Hepatic artery ... endocarditis) - Portal ... sources within abdominal ... children #peds #differential
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
CO) and impedes lung ... burns, etc) - Chronic ... POCUS) and function ... the Foley side port ... allow flushing of air
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
SpO2 88% on room air ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver ... Most commonly caused ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung