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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
on POCUS Sick ... Obscure diagnosis ... , reverb in liver ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... s/p colectomy, liver ... care center for diagnostic ... #Ascites #POCUS ... #SBP #clinical
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... signs (fever, abdominal ... fluoroquinolone to complete ... dL and advanced liver ... #prophylaxis #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... disease - Portal ... older) on room air ... Treatment: • ... HPS features - Complete
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... or venipuncture sites ... DIC • Severe Liver ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
(at injection sites ... binds heparin-PF4 complex ... : • Clinical Suspicion ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
, but without treatment ... areas (5-25) ▪ Hair ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... hyperhidrosis, hair ... GH stimulates liver ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
with creepy rash. diagnosis ... Adult hookworms live ... lymphatics & unable to complete ... No treatment is ... migrans #skinRash #dermatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... cirrhosis: jaundice, ascites ... disease &/or portal ... ≥15 mmHg (room air ... the left heart TREATMENT