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Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Approach and Differential ... relevant findings: Fluid ... Fluid Analysis: ... Cell count and differential ... #workup #Differential
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
Ascites, pericardial ... What abnormal fluid ... Answer: Ascites, ... Easiest fluid collection ... #clinical #ultrasound
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
Ascites - Differential ... Total protein • Fluid ... culture • Check ascites ... SAAG and check ascites ... #Differential #
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
with exudative ascites ... Low ascitic fluid ... , the differential ... This differential ... workup #algorithm #differential
Suprapatellar synovial fluid collection on POCUS
Physical exam is nice, adding POCUS dynamic visualization is better.

Dr. Stephen
Suprapatellar synovial ... fluid collection ... @SAlerhand #Suprapatellar ... #synovial #fluid ... #clinical #ultrasound
Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
(high SAAG) + ascites ... fluid protein > ... at least 2): 1) Clinical ... Peritoneal #diagnosis #differential ... #ascites
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
Fluid Analysis ... analysis of the fluid ... conjunction with the clinical ... etiology, narrow the differential ... pleural #synovial #ascites
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
SAAG - Serum to Ascites ... Albumin Gradient Ascites ... albumin in the fluid ... #Fluid #Serum # ... Interpretation #Differential
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
Complex (NOT simple) ascites ... on Abdominal POCUS ... very subtle intra-ascitic ... #Complex #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Suprapatellar Knee ... Hemarthrosis on POCUS ... physiological knee fluid ... Fluid is much more ... #clinical #ultrasound