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Cirrhosis, ascites, edematous gallbladder wall and a gallstone on Abdominal Ultrasound - POCUS 

Dr. J. Christian
Cirrhosis, ascites ... Ultrasound - POCUS ... #Cirrhosis #Liver ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal
Gallbladder Wall Thickening on POCUS

Ascites - a common cause of a thick gallbladder wall

Dr. J. Christian
Thickening on POCUS ... Ascites - a ... common cause of ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... HTN: • Ascites ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver
GB stones shadow... cancer does not. Here is an unfortunate case of cholangiocarcinoma with abdominal ascites.
an unfortunate case ... ascites. ... Cholangiocarcinoma #Gallbladder ... #Ascites #Clinical ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Maternal Support - Critical ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
should encourage critical ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
on POCUS - Pneumatosis ... Both cause intrahepatic ... #Pneumatosis #POCUS ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
Pneumobilia on POCUS
Patient is s/p Whipple surgery and has pneumobilia.
Both cause intrahepatic branching gas pattern. Pneumobilia
Pneumobilia on POCUS ... Both cause intrahepatic ... Mnemonic Portal ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver