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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Ultrasound in the ... Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... Hepatobiliary #RUQ ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Differential
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ ... abdominal pain. ... pneumoperitoneum anterior ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

The key to finding CBD is to look anteriorly to
Duct (CBD) on Abdominal ... Ultrasound The ... CBD is to look anteriorly ... CommonBileDuct #clinical ... #normal #RUQ
Choledocholithiasis on POCUS RUQ

Transducer positioned anteriorly over RUQ (top of the screen = anterior) demonstrating the
Choledocholithiasis on POCUS RUQ ... over RUQ (top of ... Choledocholithiasis #POCUS #clinical ... CBD #dilatation #abdominal ... #ultrasound #RUQ
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
diagnosis: Scalp ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... Malignancies: Abdominal ... lymphomas, leukemias Anterior ... tongue, oropharynx, anterior
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

A linear transducer is over anterior RLQ.  Noncompressible fluid-filled structure >6mm +
transducer is over anterior ... RLQ. ... Appendicitis #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... homogenous • Often anterior ... edema #comparison #clinical ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
this just be "run ... pneumoperitoneum detected in RUQ ... to look for the abdominal ... Perforation #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #complex
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... C - Collapsed inferior ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Assessment