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Pulmonary Ultrasound Signs

B Sign, B Line, Comets, A Lines, C Lines

#BSign #BLine #Comets #ALines #Clines #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Ultrasound ... Signs B Sign ... Lines, C Lines #BSign ... Pulmonary #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Signs #Key #POCUS
An example of the wall echo shadow (WES) sign. Well defined, echogenic gallbladder wall with posterior
echo shadow (WES) sign ... defined, echogenic gallbladder ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder ... WallEchoShadow #WESComplex #Sign
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... 10% to 30% of DKA ... 2.6% to 3.2% of DKA ... Common, early signs ... #DKA #EDKA #Insulin
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 ... @Pocus101 #DSign ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram
Cholecystitis on Gallbladder POCUS 

The landmark for the gallbladder is the portal vein, usually seen superiorly
Cholecystitis on Gallbladder ... landmark for the gallbladder ... Thickened gallbladder ... Fluid outside gallbladder ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
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 ... A gallbladder containing ... Courvoisier #Terrier #Sign
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
diabetes Key signs ... symptoms of HHS/DKA ... , hypotension) DKA ... #EM #IM #Endo #DKA
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
Measurements • Gallbladder ... #Measurements #Ultrasound
Cholecystitis on POCUS (Labeled)

Ultrasound showing gallstone, wall thickening, and pericholecystic fluid.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Cholecystitis #POCUS #clinical
POCUS (Labeled) Ultrasound ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... RUQ #abdominal #gallbladder
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder ... pain Porcelain gallbladder ... , high risk of gallbladder ... fever, Murphy sign