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Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Dr. Philippe Rola @ThinkingCC

#Portal #VenousGas #Ultrasound #POCUS #Clinical
Portal Venous Gas ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ThinkingCC #Portal ... VenousGas #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Liver
Portal Venous Gas on Ultrasound
The most dramatic example I have seen of preterminal systemic intravascular and
Portal Venous Gas ... intravascular and portal ... hellersound #Portal ... VenousGas #Ultrasound #Liver ... #POCUS #Clinical
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Portal vein gas! Can be an ominous
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS Adhikari's ... #VenousGas #POCUS ... #Liver #Ultrasound ... #Clinical
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS Sick ... ultrasound, reverb in liver ... Venous #Gas #Air #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdominal
Portal Venous Gas:
Ill-appearing elderly postop patient. Taken back to OR for ischemic bowel
Gas in the liver:
Portal Venous Gas ... bowel Gas in the liver ... Venous #Gas #Air #POCUS ... #Liver #Ultrasound ... #Clinical
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
symptoms, elevated liver ... is >1,000 μg/L, liver ... A liver biopsy can ... of liver disease ... algorithm #diagnosis #management
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver ... right lobe of the liver ... Hydatid disease is caused ... #clinical #NEJM ... echinoccocal #cyst #liver
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... should encourage critical ... variety of other causes ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... Transfer to a liver ... #AFLP #Fatty #Liver