45 results
Gallbladder Wall Thickening on POCUS

Ascites - a common cause of a thick gallbladder wall

Dr. J. Christian
Gallbladder Wall ... Ascites - a common cause ... Wall #Thickening #Edema ... #Ascites #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... MD @NephroP #Gallbladder ... radiology #POCUS #ultrasound
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Angioneurotic Edema ... external factors • Median ... arcuate ligament syndrome ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... canal dehiscence syndrome ... • Cogan's syndrome ... toxicity • Otitis media ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Sludge filled gallbladder with thickened wall on POCUS

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Gallbladder #Wall #Thickening #Edema #Sludge
Sludge filled gallbladder ... jchristianfox #Gallbladder ... Wall #Thickening #Edema ... #Sludge #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Jaundice • Edema ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... artery compression syndrome
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
arrest, Kounis syndrome ... oropharyngeal edema ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... , abdominal pain ... <10%): Scrotal edema
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Medical/Psychiatric ... Parkinson's, MS)
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes
GB stones shadow... cancer does not. Here is an unfortunate case of cholangiocarcinoma with abdominal ascites.
an unfortunate case ... cholangiocarcinoma with abdominal ... Cholangiocarcinoma #Gallbladder ... Clinical #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #Ultrasound