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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Obscure diagnosis ... air on ultrasound ... , reverb in liver ... Clinical #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... peripheral tracking of air ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... pocus #clinical #air
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
S.aureus • Strep spp ... endocarditis) - Portal ... sources within abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... assessment to reduce total ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank or abdominal ... diverticulae). degree and level
Inherited Non-hemolytic Disorders of Hyperbilirubinemia 

== Disorders of Conjugation ==
Gilbert Syndrome:
 • 5-10% of the population
UGT1A1 activity level ... symptoms, such as abdominal ... • Older children ... Congenital #bilirubin #hepatology ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
epiphyseal fusion (children ... hyperhidrosis, hair ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... • Serum IGF-1 level ... IGF-1 equivocal: Oral
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
with abd pain/low BP ... Diagnosis? ... portal venous gas ... tends to have air ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... SpO2 88% on room air ... defaulting to a normal ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver