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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

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

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Ultrasound in the ... Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... Hepatobiliary #RUQ ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Diverticular abscess ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... notice this in RUQ ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... abscess. ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
Positive LUQ Fast ... ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites ... bowel loops in LUQ ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Pouch Ever so ... got us hooked on POCUS ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma ... FAST #Positive #LUQ
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... genitourinary causes RUQ ... Epigastric/LUQ ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess
Gallbladder Sludge ball on POCUS
Can mimic GB mass. Assess mobility & vascularity to differentiate.

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi
Sludge ball on POCUS ... Assess mobility ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #RUQ #clinical ... #abdominal
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
Free Air on Abdominal ... anteriorly over the RUQ ... ie, intestinal/gastric ... #Free #Air #Abdominal ... #ultrasound #radiology
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
on Positive RUQ ... #Rupture #RUQ # ... Exam #Positive #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Perforation on POCUS ... pneumoperitoneum detected in RUQ ... to look for the abdominal ... #Perforation #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound