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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
A - Abdominal ... C - Collapsed inferior ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Assessment
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
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Portal Hypertension Classification ... site of vascular obstruction ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #differential
Ruptured Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound

Young female.  Lower abdominal pain/VB.  UCG pos. Soft
Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound ... Lower abdominal ... Diagnosis/differential ... Pregnancy #Pelvis #Ultrasound ... #clinical #OBGyn
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn ... #diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Arrhythmia • Obstructive ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... algorithm #treatment #management
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Diagnosis and Management ... Using external abdominal ... compression (using ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
urinary tract outlet obstruction ... Abdominal or flank ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial ... #management
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... • Obstructive
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
post-ATN, post-obstructive ... , Arrhythmias Obstructive ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
post-ATN, post-obstructive ... , Arrhythmias Obstructive ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification