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An example of the wall echo shadow (WES) sign. Well defined, echogenic gallbladder wall with posterior
echo shadow (WES) sign ... defined, echogenic gallbladder ... shadowing from gallstones ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #WESComplex #Sign
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Asymptomatic gallstones ... pain Porcelain gallbladder ... , high risk of gallbladder ... fever, Murphy sign ... biliary #diseases #differential
Acute “calculus” cholecystitis: gallstones, anterior wall > 3mm and + sonographic murphys sign. “Integral” in managing
cholecystitis: gallstones ... sonographic murphys sign ... jchristianfox #Clinical #POCUS ... #Gallbladder #Cholecystitis
Stone-In-Neck Sign on Gallbladder POCUS

This 40yo F presented with R flank pain. Here is her biliary
Stone-In-Neck Sign ... (SIN sign). ... Pathology: acute ... #Sign #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #labeled
Wall-Echo-Shadow (WES) sign! UAB Emergency Ultrasound
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#Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder #WallEchoShadow #WESComplex #Sign #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
Wall-Echo-Shadow (WES) sign ... UAB_Sono #Clinical #POCUS ... #Gallbladder #WallEchoShadow ... #WESComplex #Sign ... #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
Contracted gallbladder and gallstones -> Wall (gb wall) Echo (stone) Shadow (from stone) complex aka WES
Contracted gallbladder ... and gallstones ... complex aka WES sign ... #WES #Complex #Sign ... #pocus #clinical
Biliary Ultrasound Win of the Week! 48F with RUQ pain. Marked echogenicity with shadowing noted. Name
Name that sign! ... Wall-Echo-Shadow (WES) sign ... UAB_Sono #Clinical #POCUS ... #WESComplex #Sign ... #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
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 ... surgery; 100% had pathology ... #WES #Sign # ... #gallbladder #cholelithiasis
Wall Echo Shadow Complex (WES) on Gallbladder Ultrasound

Medical student: “I couldn’t find the gallbladder. I looked
Complex (WES) on Gallbladder ... couldn’t find the gallbladder ... #WES #Complex #Sign ... #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis ... #Clinical #POCUS
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs