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Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... with Air Bubbles ... to look for the abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #complex
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
fractures: Don't cause ... Posterior Ligamentous complex ... (PLC) 0 Intact ... injury 2 Complete ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound
Bibasilar Atelectasis secondary to massive ascites

Finally, large volumes of intra-abdominal fluid can lead to elevated hemi-diaphragms-->bibasilar
secondary to massive ascites ... volumes of intra-abdominal ... under-recognized cause ... optiflow 60% to room air ... clinical #pocus #ultrasound
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... #Workup #table
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... obstruction - Able ... of flank or abdominal ... for non-calculus causes
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... contact with cold air ... , abdominal pain ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... care center for diagnostic ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... PittIMPOCUS #Complex ... #abdominal #abscess
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Work Up: • Complete ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air ... ultimately was diagnosed ... intraperitoneal air ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... #POCUS #ultrasound