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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... • Splenic vein thrombus ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Admitted for severe abdominal ... admission: acute ischemia ... territories: mesenteric ischemia ... right MCA and ischemia ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound #Cardiology
Ischemic Colitis on Colonoscopy
80 F with Afib with acute abdominal pain and syncope.
Ischemic colitis (full thickness)
Ischemic Colitis ... Afib with acute abdominal ... Ischemic colitis ... black dots are thrombi ... DrBloodandGuts #Ischemic
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Hepatic Artery Calcifications mimicking portal venous gas on Liver POCUS

A 70yo male presents with abdominal pain.
venous gas on Liver ... POCUS A 70yo ... presents with abdominal ... would support ischemic ... ##POCUS #clinical
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... • Epigastric abdominal ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... hemorrhage Management ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... identify left atrial thrombus ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Venous Gas on POCUS ... Pneumatosis Patient has ischemic ... #Pneumatosis #POCUS ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... ICU for acute ischemic ... What are the next POCUS ... tests are not POCUS ... A4C #clinical #cardiology