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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... portal venous system ... variety of other causes
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Venous Thrombosis ... Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework VENOUS ... Hyperhomocysteinemia - Heparin-induced ... Thrombosis #Embolism #Venous
Pneumobilia on Abdominal POCUS
S/P ERCP presenting with Reynolds' Pentad. Blood Cx grew GPC on Day1
Compare to
Pneumobilia on Abdominal ... Compare to portal venous ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #Pneumobilia #air ... #clinical #hepatic
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Portal Venous Gas ... bowel with portal venous ... Both cause intrahepatic ... Mnemonic Portal venous ... #ultrasound #Liver
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Ischemic Bowel

LOOK FOR AIR IN
Portal Venous Gas ... Bowel LOOK FOR AIR ... Another case of ... POCUS #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
portal venous gas ... tends to have air ... liver while portal venous ... considered within differential ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Hematoma Venous ... Poor pulses - Hair ... Poikilothermia • Septic ... #Leg #pain #differential
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Causes of Intrahepatic ... enema, Central venous ... Intrahepatic #Gas #Air ... #Portal #Causes ... #differential #
Pneumobilia on POCUS
Patient is s/p Whipple surgery and has pneumobilia.
Both cause intrahepatic branching gas pattern. Pneumobilia
Both cause intrahepatic ... result in small air ... Mnemonic Portal venous ... POCUS #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver