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Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
cancer Acute cholecystitis ... fever, Murphy sign ... Chronic cholecystitis ... biliary #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #surgery
Emphysematous cholecystitis! Look for: Comet-tail artifact from abrupt change of acoustic impedance at a soft tissue/gas
Emphysematous cholecystitis ... GB (champagne sign ... ) - Arizona Ultrasound ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder ... Emphysematous #Cholecystitis
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Diagnosis • Physiologic ... Acute & chronic cholecystitis ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
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Causes of Gallbladder ... Chronic cholecystitis ... parenteral nutrition #Gallbladder ... Thickening #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Gastritis - PUD • Gallbladder ... : Cholecystitis ... #Cardiology
Courvoisier Sign or Courvoisier-Terrier Sign

States that in a patient with painless jaundice & an enlarged gallbladder
Courvoisier Sign ... Courvoisier-Terrier Sign ... & an enlarged gallbladder ... subclinical, episodes of cholecytitis ... CourvoisierTerrier #diagnosis
Gallbladder perforation is a rare complication of acute cholecystitis with a higher morbidity and mortality than
Gallbladder perforation ... complication of acute cholecystitis ... Diagnosis is often ... #cholecystitis ... #parenchyma #radiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... RV Overload “D Sign ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
rather easy case : 74 yrs old patient, febrile epigastric pain. Gallblader with tiny lithiasis, sludge,
Gallblader with ... echographic Murphy sign ... Diagnosis of cholecystitis ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder ... #LongAxis #Cholecystitis
Stone in Neck (SIN) Sign of Acute Cholecystitis

Always eval the GB neck - impacted stone-in-neck (SIN)
) Sign of Acute ... ) is a sign of acute ... ppv of 93% in diagnosing ... #Gallbladder #Cholelithiasis ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound