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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Acute sickle cell hepatic ... Fever, acute onset RUQ ... crisis Acute Hepatic ... • Acute onset RUQ ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ POCUS

Adult male-RUQ abd pain.VSS/Afeb. WBC-16.8K. Obstructive pattern on hepatic panel with normal
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ ... POCUS Adult ... Obstructive pattern on hepatic ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... Syndrome #Liver #POCUS
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
stimulation (placenta/Bone ... - Highest • Bone ... symptoms - Pain -> RUQ ... elevation DDX of Hepatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ ... POCUS Male with ... severe RUQ abdominal ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #POCUS #clinical
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long bones ... Osteomyelitis / Septic ... BrighamChiefs #Bone ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... of air in the hepatic ... ischemia, perforated peptic ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus #
Tricuspid regurgitation on Color Doppler POCUS Echocardiogram

Tricuspid regurgitation.  High-pitched, holosystolic murmur best heard by lower
Color Doppler POCUS ... dilatation of the IVC/hepatic ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... regurgitation #POCUS
Hepatic Abscess on POCUS
Had recent colonoscopy with biopsies.  Answer: Had perforation of colon at hepatic
Hepatic Abscess ... on POCUS Had recent ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Ultrasound #RUQ
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Dysplastic nodule, Hepatic ... Liver #Lesions #Hepatic ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... table #appearance #hepatology
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
Ruptured Hepatic ... Hyatid Cyst on RUQ ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #Ruptured #Hepatic ... #Abdominal #POCUS