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Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
peripheral-blood smear showed ... more regularly spaced ... definitively treated by liver ... candidate for liver ... #NEJM #clinical
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Care TRICC - NEJM ... 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... - NEJM 2011 - Hip ... UGIB TRISS - NEJM ... Blood saves lives
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver ... Laboratory tests showed ... right lobe of the liver ... #clinical #NEJM ... echinoccocal #cyst #liver
Emphysematous Prostatitis - Radiography of the kidney, ureter, and bladder showed an atypical focus of gas
ureter, and bladder showed ... an atypical focus ... #Prostatitis #NEJM
Radial Fracture Due to Parathyroid Carcinoma- ...A plain radiograph of the left arm showed a diaphyseal
of the left arm showed ... (3.25 mmol per liter ... 2.55 mmol per liter ... of the fracture showed ... clinical #radiology #NEJM
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
the systolic (S) ... still toward the liver ... abnormal when the S ... with a systolic (S) ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Live Ectopic Pregnancy ... on Transvaginal POCUS ... exam followed by POCUS ... transvaginal showed ... Live 12-week ruptured
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
The U/S image demonstrates ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Cutoff > 2.8 m/s ... PATENT-1 study showed ... hemodynamics Liver
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Metastases on POCUS ... Focused renal u/s-no ... have multiple liver ... Hepatic #Metastases #Liver ... #POCUS #clinical