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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... • IVC Obstruction ... & upper thorax distend ... also distend ... #Blood #Flow #physicalexam
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Dilated Abdominal Veins ... found to have distended ... abdominal wall veins ... What is the cause ... #Video #Chest #PhysicalExam
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign caused ... Elevating the arms causes ... previously flat neck veins ... to become distended ... Thyroid #Goiter #PhysicalExam
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... - Differential ... - Bladder NOT distended ... Lower Tract - Distended ... #UrinaryTract #Differential
Antecubital Vein examination to estimate JVP/CVP

In this video, the antecubital veins move between 

Below [RA +
Antecubital Vein ... the antecubital veins ... RA pressure] (distended ... But in rare cases ... #PhysicalExam #
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
and Large Bowel Obstruction ... - Differential ... (DISTEND HIM) ... #SBO #Differential ... #Causes #Diagosis
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Incontinence - Differential ... Incontinence - Distended ... Bladder Outlet Obstruction ... #Incontinence #Differential
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential ... Prehepatic: • Portal vein ... thrombosis • Splenic vein ... • Sinusoidal obstruction
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... treating underlying cause ... POSTRENAL: - Obstruction ... : Relief of obstruction ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Acute biliary obstruction ... Vasculature • Hepatic Vein ... #Diagnosis #Causes