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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS Sick ... reverb in liver ... -> pneumotosis ... #POCUS #Abdominal
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
on POCUS - Pneumatosis ... Patient has ischemic bowel ... result in small air ... #abdominal #ultrasound ... #Liver
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... perforated peptic ulcer ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
on RUQ POCUS ... anterior to the liver ... separated from bowel ... Pleural air would ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... fusobacterium, so ... , but IR felt it ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
NEC), Ischemic bowel ... Perforated peptic ulcer ... Appendicitis, Pneumatosis ... enema, Central venous ... Intrahepatic #Gas #Air
Pneumobilia on POCUS
Patient is s/p Whipple surgery and has pneumobilia.
Both cause intrahepatic branching gas pattern. Pneumobilia
Pneumobilia on POCUS ... while pneumatosis ... Mnemonic Portal venous ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
- Free Air on Abdominal ... POCUS Young ... position between the liver ... fooled by lung or bowel ... #POCUS #ultrasound