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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Long-standing vs ... • Jaundice • Edema ... colic/Chronic cholecystitis ... #Causes #Differential
Cholecystitis on Abdominal POCUS 

Stone in Neck (SIN), sludge, & wall thickening ARE present, and all
Abdominal POCUS ... associated comet tails, caused ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #gallbladder ... #ultrasound
Acalculous cholecystitis on POCUS (often associated with elevated LDH & abdominal pain) and a plethoric IVC
Acalculous cholecystitis ... elevated LDH & abdominal ... pain) and a plethoric ... #gallbladder #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound
Gallbladder Wall Thickening on POCUS

Ascites - a common cause of a thick gallbladder wall

Dr. J. Christian
Ascites - a common cause ... Wall #Thickening #Edema ... #Ascites #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... #pulmonary #differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... Kounis syndrome Lungs ... oropharyngeal edema ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... , abdominal pain
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Angioneurotic Edema ... painAbdominal ... #Abdominal #Pain ... #differential #
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
with severe RUQ abdominal ... pain. ... Pleural air would ... ulcer #RUQ #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
Stone-In-Neck Sign on Gallbladder POCUS

This 40yo F presented with R flank pain. Here is her biliary
presented with R flank pain ... Pathology: acute cholecystitis ... #Sign #POCUS #clinical ... #gallbladder #ultrasound ... #abdominal #labeled