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Focused Abdominal Aorta Ultrasound - Transducer positions for aortic scan. Proximal (A), Mid-aorta (B), Distal (C),
Focused Abdominal ... Aorta Ultrasound ... Proximal (A), Mid-aorta ... Radiology #Vasc #POCUS ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Proximal aorta longitudinal view demonstrating the abdominal aorta (red arrows), the celiac trunk (yellow arrow) and
demonstrating the abdominal ... aorta (red arrows ... Note that the abdominal ... Radiology #Vasc #POCUS ... #SMA #ALiEM
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... • Vascular - abdominal ... #Diagnosis #causes
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... , Pathologic fracture ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... #Back #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... hernia • Rib fracture ... #Differential #
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... anterior to the liver ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... Abscess • Skull fracture ... - Excesses • Liver ... comatose #aloc #Differential
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... • 1ml blood/liter ... renal vein between aorta ... and SMA - Can cause ... #Hematuria #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... infiltration) Differential