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Gallbladder Perforation with pericholecystic abscess on POCUS

Patient with RUQ pain/fever.  Answer in thread. holecystitis/impacted stone
Gallbladder Perforation ... with RUQ pain/fever ... #Cholecystitis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... of portal HTN: ascites ... portal HTN: • Ascites ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... ultrasound: A concerning ... reflection on the differential ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Emphysematous Cholecystitis on POCUS
Patient septic? Why not POCUS and know the source before you ever leave
Emphysematous Cholecystitis ... POCUS Patient septic ... source before you ever ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #gallbladder
Gangrenous cholecystitis with sloughed, intraluminal membranes on POCUS
Worsening RUQ pain/fever. Ill-appearing, low BP. WBC 22.4K. POCUS
Gangrenous cholecystitis ... Worsening RUQ pain/fever ... surrounded by ascites ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #RUQ
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... of infection (cholecystitis ... through: - Hepatic ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
develops (DIC, ascites ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Ectopic Gallbladder on POCUS

Patients with ectopic GBs may remain asymptomatic or can develop cholecystitis, torsion, gangrene,
Ectopic Gallbladder ... or can develop cholecystitis ... floating, supra hepatic ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound