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Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
relevant findings: Fluid ... dullness (LR 2.1) - fluid ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... Fluid Analysis: ... chylous: milky fluid
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
Fluid Analysis ... systematic approach to analysis ... of the fluid in ... pleural #synovial #ascites
Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
vs Peritoneal Dialysis ... (high SAAG) + ascites ... Runyon's Criteria: Ascitic ... fluid protein > ... #differential #ascites
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
Complex (NOT simple) ascites ... on Abdominal POCUS ... very subtle intra-ascitic ... 869585940200796160 #Ascites ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
SAAG - Serum to Ascites ... Albumin Gradient Ascites ... albumin in the fluid ... #Fluid #Serum # ... #Differential #Analysis
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
Ascites, pericardial ... What abnormal fluid ... Answer: Ascites, ... Easiest fluid collection ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Aspiration of ascitic ... fluid, Dilated ... abdominal wall veins ... Splenornegaly, Ascites
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
Cholecystitis on POCUS (Labeled)

Ultrasound showing gallstone, wall thickening, and pericholecystic fluid.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Cholecystitis #POCUS #clinical
POCUS (Labeled) Ultrasound ... pericholecystic fluid ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #RUQ #abdominal
Pneumoperitoneum on POCUS

Elderly M with hypotension, abdominal pain and respiratory distress! Let's scan the abdomen first!!!
with hypotension, abdominal ... perforation and free fluid ... Pneumoperitoneum #FreeAir #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #FreeFluid