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Distended Bladder on Physical Exam

50 years old diabetic F with distended tender lower abdomen.  On
Distended Bladder ... diabetic F with distended ... #Distended #Bladder
Plethoric IVC on Abdominal Ultrasound 

Fat, plump, plethoric IVC with no change with respiration could be
#Plethoric #Distended
Gangrenous cholecystitis with sloughed, intraluminal membranes on POCUS
Worsening RUQ pain/fever. Ill-appearing, low BP. WBC 22.4K. POCUS
GB massively distended ... #gallbladder #distended
Gallbladder Distension on POCUS

Gallbladder viewed in long-axis plane (sagittal on body).
Normal gallbladder dimensions are up to
Gallbladder #Distension #Distended
Right Sided Heart Failure Mnemonic: "AW HEAD"
ANOREXIA & NAUSEA 

WEIGHT GAIN 

HEPATOMEGALY 

EDEMA (BIPEDAL) 

ASCITES 

DISTENDED
ASCITES DISTENDED
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
- Bladder NOT distended ... Lower Tract - Distended
High Pressure Injection Injury 

• External exam may look deceptively innocuous
• Delayed pain as inflammation sets
inflammation sets in • Distended
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
veins to become distended
Causes of Pelvic Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Gastrointestinal:
 • Appendiceal abscess
 • Diverticular abscess
 • Diverticulosis
Genitourinary: • Distended
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Biliary tract D - Distended