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Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Adenomyomatosis - May cause ... cancer Acute cholecystitis ... fever, Murphy sign ... Chronic cholecystitis ... biliary #diseases #differential
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Wall Thickening - Differential ... Acute & chronic cholecystitis ... #Thickening #Differential ... radiology #POCUS #ultrasound
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Important Causes ... RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... Biliary colic, Acute Cholecystitis ... AbdominalPain #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
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
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
: Loss of body hair ... fluid, Dilated abdominal ... Ascites, Palpable gallbladder ... Legs: Bruising, Edema ... liver #disease #signs
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... #pulmonary #differential
Gallbladder Wall Thickening on POCUS

Ascites - a common cause of a thick gallbladder wall

Dr. J. Christian
Gallbladder Wall ... Ascites - a common cause ... Wall #Thickening #Edema ... #Ascites #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Stone-In-Neck Sign on Gallbladder POCUS

This 40yo F presented with R flank pain. Here is her biliary
Stone-In-Neck Sign ... on Gallbladder ... (SIN sign). ... Pathology: acute cholecystitis ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Jaundice • Edema ... genitourinary causes ... colic/Chronic cholecystitis ... #Differential #
WES Sign (Wall Echo Shadow) on POCUS
GB contracted around stones. Last clip shows how easily missed
40yoF
WES Sign (Wall Echo ... 1yr worsening abdominal ... Path: chronic cholecystitis ... WallEchoShadow #POCUS #gallbladder ... cholelithiasis #clinical #ultrasound