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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS Sick ... , reverb in liver ... #Venous #Gas #Air ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
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 ... separated from bowel as ... Pleural air would
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... trauma including ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS - Pneumatosis ... Both cause intrahepatic ... #abdominal #ultrasound ... #Liver
Pneumobilia on POCUS
Patient is s/p Whipple surgery and has pneumobilia.
Both cause intrahepatic branching gas pattern. Pneumobilia
Pneumobilia on POCUS ... Both cause intrahepatic ... Mnemonic Portal ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Rupture on Positive RUQ ... Exam #Positive #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Causes of Intrahepatic ... Gas Non-Iatrogenic ... sphincter of Oddi, Trauma ... #Air #Portal #Causes ... #differential #
Pneumobilia on Abdominal POCUS
S/P ERCP presenting with Reynolds' Pentad. Blood Cx grew GPC on Day1
Compare to
Pneumobilia on Abdominal ... POCUS S/P ERCP ... venous gas, and ... #Pneumobilia #air ... #liver #pocus #
Liver laceration and pneumoperitoneum on POCUS

BAT s/p MVC-unrestrained driver. RUQ pain. Good quality FAST exam windows
pneumoperitoneum on POCUS ... MVC-unrestrained driver ... RUQ pain. ... view (sag/trv) of RUQ ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma