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Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... Site of Vascular Obstruction ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... trauma including ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
dysfunction or obstruction ... cardiogenic or obstructive ... compensatory responses to all ... patients with trauma ... shock is often clinically
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
with severe RUQ abdominal ... anterior to the liver ... as shown in the case ... ulcer #RUQ #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Maternal Support - Critical
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... box indicates all ... extrahepatic biliary obstruction ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... post-arrest intra-abdominal ... towards cardiac causes ... Laceration #cpr #POCUS #clinical ... #trauma #ultrasound
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) during CPR on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just
Abdominal Aortic ... No trauma. ... Aneurysm #AAA #CPR #ACLS ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... bleeding out (trauma ... ) bleeding in (trauma ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... bleeding out (trauma ... ) bleeding in (trauma ... #differential #causes