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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... Note gas bubbles ... #ultrasound #Gas ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex ... #Ascites
Gallbladder Wall Thickening on POCUS

Ascites - a common cause of a thick gallbladder wall

Dr. J. Christian
Thickening on POCUS ... Ascites - a ... common cause of ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Abdominal
GB stones shadow... cancer does not. Here is an unfortunate case of cholangiocarcinoma with abdominal ascites.
an unfortunate case ... ascites. ... Cholangiocarcinoma #Gallbladder ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #Ultrasound
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... Perforation on POCUS ... to look for the abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #complex
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... w bright white gas ... PittIMPOCUS #Complex ... #Ascites #POCUS ... #abdominal #abscess
Echogenic Ascites in SBP on POCUS
RUQ FF in a pt w/ spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The fluid
Echogenic Ascites ... w/ spontaneous bacterial ... wondered if the ultrasound ... #SBP #POCUS #abdominal ... #ultrasound
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
precipitating complex ... Hyperviscosity, - Vascular ... including retinal arterial ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tracts Immune Complex ... tract, and often causes ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulse deficits vascular ... pauci-immune GN Immune Complex ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology