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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... Notice the portal ... air on ultrasound ... eabramsMD #Portal ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Point of Care Ultrasound ... collapsible, Lungs normal ... FAST negative, Aorta ... perforation next to Aorta ... Clinical #Abdominal
AAA Rupture on POCUS - Transverse view mid Aorta-with Doppler.
Severe mid-abd pain/older female. You see what
AAA Rupture on POCUS ... Transverse view mid Aorta-with ... Look again at abnormal ... #Rupture #abdominal ... #aort #POCUS #Transverse
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... in the hepatic portal ... traversing the portal ... UAlberta_Sono #portal ... #pocus #clinical
Pneumobilia on Abdominal POCUS
S/P ERCP presenting with Reynolds' Pentad. Blood Cx grew GPC on Day1
Compare to
Pneumobilia on Abdominal ... Day1 Compare to portal ... Portal is Peripheral ... #Pneumobilia #air ... #liver #pocus #
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Portal Venous Gas ... ischemic bowel with portal ... Mnemonic Portal ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS
Another patient with ruptured AAA.  Note again abnormal wall motion at
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... POCUS Another patient ... Note again abnormal ... #Rupture #Aorta ... #ultrasound
Giant Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm on POCUS
CC: dizzy, short of breath
Exam: loud murmur
Even if "Exit" isn't one
Giant Thoracic Aortic ... CC: dizzy, short ... See enough normal ... #Thoracic #Aortic ... #ultrasound
Pneumobilia on POCUS
Patient is s/p Whipple surgery and has pneumobilia.
Both cause intrahepatic branching gas pattern. Pneumobilia
Pneumobilia on POCUS ... result in small air ... Mnemonic Portal ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... SpO2 88% on room air ... defaulting to a normal ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver