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Map of Referred Pain
Referred pain occurs when nerves from two different anatomic sites converge onto the
to another — Gallbladder ... — Appendix — ... and diaphragm — Liver ... — Heart — Liver
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Quadrant Pain Liver ... viral hepatitis, Liver ... Choledocholithiasis Other: RLL ... Subdiaphragmatic abscess #RUQ
Approach to Suspected Appendicitis - Management Algorithm

Suspected Appendicitis:
 • Vague periumbilical pain → localized RLQ pain
pain → localized RLQ ... Algorithm #surgery #appendix
Cholecystitis on POCUS (Labeled)

Ultrasound showing gallstone, wall thickening, and pericholecystic fluid.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Cholecystitis #POCUS #clinical
clinical #ultrasound #RUQ ... #abdominal #gallbladder
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
4.
Causes of Gallbladder ... Systemic Processes: Liver ... parenteral nutrition #Gallbladder
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... heart failure, Liver ... MD @NephroP #Gallbladder
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Fever, acute onset RUQ ... • Acute onset RUQ ... cholestasis: • Fever, RUQ ... progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant
Liver Abscess on POCUS Ultrasound

Fever and RUQ pain/tenderness isn't always chole. In this patient population make
Liver Abscess on ... Ultrasound Fever and RUQ ... sure to sweep the liver ... with spontaneous liver ... Clinical #POCUS #Liver
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Examination for Liver ... Ascites, Palpable gallbladder ... physicalexam #cirrhosis #liver
Gallbladder perforation is a rare complication of acute cholecystitis with a higher morbidity and mortality than
Gallbladder perforation ... than conventional gallbladder ... complicated as the liver ... #galbladder #perforation