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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
gas bubbles and pneumoperitoneum ... #Gas #Bubbles #Pneumoperitoneum ... #Complex #Ascites
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
Diagnosis of ascites ... according to the serum ascites ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: - Ascitic ... metastases - Ascitic ... Tuberculosis #SAAG #ascites
Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
Pneumoperitoneum ... vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum ... Sign It mimics pneumoperitoneum ... Sign #clinical #radiology
Pneumoperitoneum on POCUS

Elderly M with hypotension, abdominal pain and respiratory distress! Let's scan the abdomen first!!!
Pneumoperitoneum ... Pneumoperitoneum ... MaimoUltrasound #Pneumoperitoneum
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... cirrhosis and prior ascites ... run of the mill" ascites ... Also had pneumoperitoneum ... #Air #Bubbles #pneumoperitoneum
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
Pneumoperitoneum ... Answer: Pneumoperitoneum ... Look for pneumoperitoneum ... RJonesSonoEM #Pneumoperitoneum
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
with exudative ascites ... Low ascitic fluid ... for exudative ascites ... patients with ascites ... #exudative #ascites
Right Sided Heart Failure Mnemonic: "AW HEAD"
ANOREXIA & NAUSEA 

WEIGHT GAIN 

HEPATOMEGALY 

EDEMA (BIPEDAL) 

ASCITES 

DISTENDED
EDEMA (BIPEDAL) ASCITES ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
Ascites, pericardial ... Answer: Ascites, ... RJonesSonoEM #Ascites ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Ascites - Diagnostic ... of patients w/ ascites ... detect > 1 litre of ascites ... Failure Labs + Ascitic ... Uncomplicated ascites