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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... Hepatobiliary #RUQ ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Distention Pulmonary Alveoli
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... effusion - Reduced ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Diagnosis and Management ... septal capillaries Positive ... infiltrates, no pleural ... effusion nor cardiomegaly ... #Differential #
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... effusion is rare ... mild infection; alveolar ... COVID19 #Lung #ultrasound ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
False Positive Lung ... Point on POCUS ... to pleural line ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #diagnosis #mimics
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
exam is to detect pleural ... and pericardial effusions ... , enlarged abdominal ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Focused #Assessment #Ultrasound
#POCUS clip in the RUQ with findings suggestive of a perforated viscus
-complex free fluid in Morrison's
RUQ with findings ... incidental right pleural ... effusion with extension ... thoracic spine sign #ultrasound ... #pocus #abdominal
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
beams past the pleural ... C-Profile - Filled alveoli ... will be seen IM POCUS ... #POCUS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... balance >3-4 liters positive ... increase the risk of abdominal ... pain-dose ketamine infusion ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis