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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Portal vein gas! Can be an ominous
Portal Venous Gas ... vein gas! ... result of recent diagnostic ... #Liver #Ultrasound ... #Clinical
Perforated Appendicitis and Abscess on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient presents with RLQ abdominal pain and fever. What
Perforated Appendicitis ... Abdominal POCUS ... abdominal pain and fever ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS Sick ... Obscure diagnosis ... , reverb in liver ... #Clinical #POCUS
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... Diagnosis? ... appendicitis with ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of ... cellulitis in cases ... not clinically ... POCUS has a negative
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... on hepatic ultrasound ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Causes of Intrahepatic ... Gas Non-Iatrogenic ... , Appendicitis, ... #Air #Portal #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
Normal WBC. ... No fever. ... Diagnosis confirmed ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Portal Venous Gas ... Both cause intrahepatic ... #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #ultrasound ... #Liver
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
flank pain and fever ... Findings/diagnosis ... US commonly normal ... renal infarction/abscess ... #clinical #ultrasound