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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... on ultrasound, ... reverb in liver ... -> pneumotosis ... #Gas #Air #Clinical
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
elevated lactate level ... , which showed air ... #Clinical #Derm ... #EM #Radiology # ... #CT #NEJM
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
centrally located air ... result in small air ... #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #ultrasound ... #Liver
Pneumobilia on POCUS
Patient is s/p Whipple surgery and has pneumobilia.
Both cause intrahepatic branching gas pattern. Pneumobilia
while pneumatosis ... Mnemonic Portal venous ... Pneumobilia #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #ultrasound ... #Liver