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Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
an obstructive pattern ... time on pocus, CBD ... also looks dilated ... henneberry_ryan #Dilated ... clinical #ultrasound #biliary
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hepatocellular Pattern ... (any) • US - Dilated ... Ducts - CBD ... stone, Biliary
Dilated Common Bile Duct on POCUS
50's yo patient with RUQ abd pain. Vitals stable/afebrile. Labs: WBC
Dilated Common Bile ... Vitals stable/afebrile ... 12.4, obstructive pattern ... mass in distal CBD ... #clinical #biliary
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... Miliary TB: random ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... Miliary TB: random ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
ERCP Management Algorithm for Patient with Symptomatic Choledocholithiasis 

Predictors of choledocholithiasis
Very strong
 - CBD stone on
ERCP Management Algorithm ... Very strong - CBD ... dL Strong - Dilated ... CBD on US ( > 6 ... Choledocholithiasis #Biliary
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
initial treatment algorithms ... Sudden onset • Abd ... onset • Moderate abd ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... differences #diagnosis #table
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
many fungi • Pathogens ... cell walls • Pathogens ... SOT recipients, CGD ... Aspergillus, closely related ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... evaluation of the pattern ... include extrahepatic biliary ... ARLD, alcohol-related ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Suspected catheter-related ... infection - Management Algorithm ... Hemodynamically stable ... • Resistant pathogens ... infection #Management #Algorithm