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Lung POCUS: Large echogenic right parapneumonic effusion in patient with bacterial pneumonia/sepsis. Phased array probe used.

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Lung POCUS: Large ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #Parapneumonic ... Effusion #Lung #POCUS ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
 •
Complications of Portal ... Encephalopathy • Pulmonary ... hydrothorax • Cirrhotic ... @drkeithsiau #Portal ... Complications #hepatology
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
Lung POCUS: Small ... right anechoic parapneumonic ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #Parapneumonic ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
folate def - Bone ... sequestration: - Cirrhosis ... with portal HTN ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease
Dermatological: Aphthous stomatitis, Erythema nodosum, Psoriasis, Pyoderma gangrenosum
Vascular: Portal hypertension, Thromboembolism, Thrombosis,
gangrenosum Vascular: Portal ... Thromboembolism, Thrombosis, Pulmonary ... sclerosing cholangitis, Cirrhosis ... Other: Metabolic bone
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Classification of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary arterial ... mutations - BMPR2 (bone ... infection - Portal ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
skin infection Cirrhosis ... vulnificus part of normal ... months temperate zones ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
- If both are normal ... of ALP • Near normal ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone ... #differential #Hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
with or without cirrhosis ... • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... of underlying portal ... management #treatment #hepatology
POCUS: Normal lung ultrasound. A-profile with thin pleural line with lung sliding.  Linear transducer used.

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POCUS: Normal lung ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #Normal #AProfile ... #ALines #Lung #POCUS ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound