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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
peripheral tracking of air ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #pocus #clinical ... #air
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
the collapse lung ... has air adjacent ... the shape of the air ... hence the name AIR ... #XRay #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
hilus is in a normal ... Notice the air-bronchogram ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air ... on Abdominal POCUS ... intraperitoneal air ... get fooled by lung ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Pneumobilia on Abdominal POCUS
S/P ERCP presenting with Reynolds' Pentad. Blood Cx grew GPC on Day1
Compare to
Pneumobilia on Abdominal ... Blood Cx grew GPC ... #Pneumobilia #air ... #liver #pocus # ... ultrasound #clinical
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Both cause intrahepatic ... centrally located air ... result in small air ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
Pneumobilia on POCUS
Patient is s/p Whipple surgery and has pneumobilia.
Both cause intrahepatic branching gas pattern. Pneumobilia
Both cause intrahepatic ... centrally located air ... result in small air ... Mnemonic Portal ... #clinical #abdominal
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... maybe there is an air-bronchogram ... lab-findings were normal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
only contains air ... upper lobes of the lung ... this is not the case ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
SpO2 88% on room air ... consider intra-abdominal ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary