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Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Site of Vascular Obstruction ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Relative - Normal ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Causes #Hematology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Assessment
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Adult male with abdominal
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) secondary ... Diagnosis/Differential ... #VenousGas #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... ; MRA; abdominal ... Oral sodium loading ... • Obstructive
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
for obstructive ... Findings/diagnosis ... US commonly normal ... Labeled Schematic ... #clinical #ultrasound
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on POCUS ... everything else is negative ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... #abdominal #aneurysm ... #aorta
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
• Enteric gram negative ... endocarditis) - Portal ... sources within abdominal ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology