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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
- Differential Diagnostic ... Algorithm Look ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... #Algorithm
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Ischemic Bowel

LOOK FOR AIR IN
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Another case of ... RJonesSonoEM #Portal #VenousGas ... #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #ultrasound
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 ... UAlberta_Sono #portal #venousgas ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Adult male with abdominal
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Diagnosis/Differential ... catastrophes (ischemic ... RJonesSonoEM #Portal #VenousGas ... #POCUS #clinical
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT) is a form of ventricular tachycardia in which there are multiple ventricular
resultant QRS complexes ... The commonest cause ... is myocardial ischaemia ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... , - regional ischemia ... of lactate as a clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... the patient’s complete
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
 •
Abdominal Distention ... Algorithm Ascites ... Dilatation Other Causes ... Infectious • Ischemic ... #Algorithm
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
deposit of immune complexes ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... - (Ischemia,
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
evaluate potential causes ... segment • Epsilon #clinical ... #diagnosis waves ... not have obvious ischemia ... Clinical Utility