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Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction ... Pancreatitis Biliary ... AbdominalPain #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
A - Abdominal ... Appendicitis B - Biliary ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Assessment
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... failure PBC Signs ... obstruction • ... bile ducts Differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... clinical context and signs ... biopsy • Abdominal ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
pinched by the abdominal ... spermatic vein - Obstruction ... #Varicocele #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
urinary tract outlet obstruction ... Abdominal or flank ... be present or signs ... Pathophysiology: ... ultrasound as initial
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... ultrasound, Tests ... ; MRA; abdominal ... • Obstructive
Cystic Duct Stone on Biliary POCUS

Not your average gall stone. This stone is lodged in the
POCUS Not your ... common hepatic duct obstruction ... dilated, shotgun sign ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #abdominal #clinical
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
Perinephric fluid on POCUS ... Differential ... Diagnosis: Calyceal ... rupture due to obstruction ... #ultrasound #renal
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
clinical symptoms/signs ... include extrahepatic biliary ... obstruction due ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential