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Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

The key to finding CBD is to look anteriorly to
Common Bile Duct (CBD ... ) on Abdominal Ultrasound ... key to finding CBD ... the PV is the CBD ... jchristianfox #CBD
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ POCUS

Adult male-RUQ abd pain.VSS/Afeb. WBC-16.8K. Obstructive pattern on hepatic panel with normal
Adult male-RUQ abd ... WBC-16.8K. ... biliary tree(can be CHD ... or CBD that is ... #Liver #POCUS #Ultrasound
Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
time on pocus, CBD ... around in the CBD ... Dilated #BileDuct #CBD ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Choledochodudodenal Fistula on Endoscopy
Patient admitted with cholangitis, dilated CHD and IHBDs, remote cholecystectomy.  I found
cholangitis, dilated CHD ... resulting in partial CBD ... Endoscopy #EGD #gastroenterology
Common Bile Duct Biliary Stone removal on ERCP

Dr. Joaquín Berrueta Mezzera @DrJBerrueta

#Biliary #Stone #removal #extraction #ERCP
extraction #ERCP #gastroenterology ... #cbd #endoscopy
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
with difficult SBC ... insertion into the BD ... tract of the MPD & CBD ... ST upward (the BD ... Difficult #ercp #gastroenterology
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
The Gastroenterology ... rectal exam) - CBC ... Calling #Referral #Gastroenterology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
on the left Myeloblast ... Even with normal WBC ... relative to both WBC ... 21% had normal WBC ... #CBC #hematology
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
months +/- AFP CRC ... - IBD - Colonoscopy ... #Surveillance #Gastroenterology
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
asymptomatic, CBC ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound