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Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
Common Bile Duct Stone ... s a similar case ... cholecystectomy, new RUQ ... but there is a stone ... BileDuct #CBD #Stone
Gallbladder Stone Mimic on POCUS

Adjacent bowel can mimic GB stone .The shadow it casts is a
Gallbladder Stone ... bowel can mimic GB stone ... .The shadow it casts ... #Gallbladder #Stone ... ultrasound #clinical #RUQ
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Intestine - Other causes ... Intestine • Kidney ... symptoms - Pain -> RUQ ... duct stricture/Stones ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... with fever and RLQ ... A large renal stone ... concerning for septic stone ... Renal #Pelvis #Stone
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... asymmetric reduction in tone ... , jaundice and RUQ ... Immunization #peds #pediatrics
Gallbladder Adenomyomatosis on POCUS
Adenomyomatosis: one cause of GB wall thickening. Can be associated with GB stones.
Adenomyomatosis on POCUS ... Adenomyomatosis: one ... cause of GB wall ... associated with GB stones ... ultrasound #clinical #RUQ
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Obstruction: Biliary stone ... cardiac muscle, RBC, kidney ... cardiac muscle, kidneys ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
tubule of the kidney ... Most cases diagnosed ... Muscular/Rheum: - Hypotonia ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Cholecystitis on POCUS

This 40yo otherwise healthy F presents with epigastric pain. Which of the following is
Cholecystitis on POCUS ... Stone visualized ... Gb ant to R kidney ... Cholecystitis #POCUS ... #RUQ #Gallbladder
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause ... Nephrolithiasis (Kidney ... Stones) Cardiac ... Skull expansion causes ... cranial nerves run