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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

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#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... Hepatobiliary #RUQ ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Differential
Mesenteric adenitis on Abdominal POCUS

Child with RLQ abd pain, low-grade fever.  
Answer: Mesenteric adenitis
Initial study
Mesenteric adenitis ... on Abdominal POCUS ... pain, low-grade fever ... #adenitis #Abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Mesenteric adenitis on Abdominal POCUS - Color Doppler

Child with RLQ abd pain, low-grade fever.  
Answer:
Mesenteric adenitis ... on Abdominal POCUS ... pain, low-grade fever ... #adenitis #Abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
RUSH exam for fever ... notice this in RUQ ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... #ultrasound #clinical
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... genitourinary causes RUQ ... disease • Chronic mesenteric ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... disruption (i.e. mesenteric ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
for Workup of Fever ... Chest X-ray • Abdominal ... marrow, Lymph node, Liver ... #Fever #Unknown ... #diagnosis
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
Appendicitis on RLQ ... No fever. ... Diagnosis confirmed ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Radiology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Pain / Exercise, Fever ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... soft-tissue infection, Mesenteric ... Clearance: Systemic liver
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... deficiency Work ... ultrasound # ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm