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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
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... RUQ: • Biliary ... colic/Chronic cholecystitis ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Differential #
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Relative - Normal ... Positive - Low/Normal ... Abdominal Ultrasound
Gallbladder Sludge ball on POCUS
Can mimic GB mass. Assess mobility & vascularity to differentiate.

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi
Assess mobility ... vascularity to differentiate ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #RUQ #clinical ... #abdominal
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... of infection (cholecystitis ... sources within abdominal ... children #peds #differential
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Peritoneal • Cholecystitis
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... history of ADPKD, Normal ... Carcinoma - Abscess ... #Causes
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
POCUS Not all ... layering fluid in the LUQ ... Your differential ... In this case, the ... #ultrasound #perforation