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D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
” EI > 1 - POCUS ... @Pocus101 #DSign ... echocardiogram #psax ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #pocus
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
D-Sign in a lady ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #DSign #MassivePE
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... (LFTs) Elevation ... AST - Cardiac ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
CBC - Coags, LFTs ... lipase PMH: - Focus ... on prior GI/Liver ... - Other PMH: Cardiac ... GregoryTBrennan #Liver
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
(LFTs) - Normal ... , cardiac & skeletal ... , cardiac & skeletal ... Function #Tests #LFTs ... Interpretation #diagnosis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... Skeletal muscle, Cardiac ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... transaminitis #LFTs
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry ... skeletal muscle, cardiac ... In liver, 80% of ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #LFTs
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Portal vein gas! Can be an ominous
Venous Gas on POCUS ... ominous prognostic sign ... result of recent diagnostic ... Portal #VenousGas #POCUS ... #Liver #Ultrasound
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
good enough at diagnosing ... why Echo saves lives ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
still toward the liver ... velocities during the cardiac ... seen during the cardiac ... IVC #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical