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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... air on ultrasound ... #Venous #Gas #Air ... Clinical #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Tuberculosis: can cause ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... axillary or pubic hair ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI
Point of Care Lung Ultrasound - Stages of Collapse and Consolidation

A. NORMAL AERATION. LUNG SLIDING +
Point of Care Lung Ultrasound ... NORMAL AERATION. ... MARKINGS AND/OR DYNAMIC ... AIR BRONCHOGRAMS ... Stages #POCUS #Ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... peripheral tracking of air ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... pocus #clinical #air
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
hypotension - Nausea ... nervous system symptoms ... axillary and pubic hair ... Headache, visual symptoms ... Insufficiency #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
ultrasound, Tests ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... Oral sodium loading ... CT scan, adrenal
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 ... bilateral B-lines - Normal ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
as the primary symptoms ... with vomiting, abdominal ... the most common cause ... the most common cause ... hydrocortisonr #ACTH #AI
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
extent of the nausea ... lactate level, abdominal ... , which showed air ... in the portal venous
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
with severe RUQ abdominal ... as shown in the case ... Pleural air would ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #Abdominal