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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
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Lesions on Various Imaging ... Magnetic Resonance Imaging ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... #differential #diagnosis ... table #appearance #hepatology
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
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
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
presents with abdominal ... Here is her ultrasound ... , diagnosed with ... Additional imaging ... #SBO #SmallBowel
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
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
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
mainly in the oral ... obstruction X-Ray Imaging ... Diagnosis? ... bone marrow at a level ... #Workup #Hematology
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