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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Maternal Support - Critical
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
with severe RUQ abdominal ... anterior to the liver ... as shown in the case ... ulcer #RUQ #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... is the rarest cause ... of acute abdominal ... to suffer from ischemia ... SmallBowel #Infarction #pathophysiology
Hepatic Artery Calcifications mimicking portal venous gas on Liver POCUS

A 70yo male presents with abdominal pain.
venous gas on Liver ... presents with abdominal ... would support ischemic ... ##POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Ischemic Bowel

LOOK FOR AIR IN
Point of Care Ultrasound ... ) secondary to Ischemic ... Another case of ... VenousGas #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #ultrasound
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Pneumatosis Patient has ischemic ... Both cause intrahepatic ... Pneumatosis #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #ultrasound ... #Liver
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... post-arrest intra-abdominal ... towards cardiac causes ... Laceration #cpr #POCUS #clinical ... #trauma #ultrasound
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... GH stimulates liver ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... or refractory cases
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Admitted for severe abdominal ... admission: acute ischemia ... right MCA and ischemia ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound ... #Cardiology #Clinical