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Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
from perforated duodenal ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... anterior to the liver ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Complete Rupture of Patellar tendon on POCUS. See the Normal and Ruptured.

EMUSS @emuss_uk

#Rupture #Patellar #tendon #POCUS
Complete Rupture ... of Patellar tendon ... emuss_uk #Rupture #Patellar ... comparison #clinical #ultrasound ... #knee #msk #orthopedics
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
- Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure, Liver ... Pancreatitis, Perforated duodenal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... radiology #POCUS #ultrasound
Duodenum on Abdominal Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Novices get very excited mistaking the duodenum for a
Duodenum on Abdominal ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... adjacent to the liver ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Obscure diagnosis ... portal air on ultrasound ... , reverb in liver ... Clinical #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
effusions, enlarged abdominal ... focal spleen and liver ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Focused #Assessment #Ultrasound
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
via Perforated Duodenal ... ultimately was diagnosed ... with a perforated duodenal ... position between the liver ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
cycle found in the liver ... metformin binds to complexes ... anaerobic metabolism Diagnosis ... of MALA - Abdominal ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
adhesion of IgA complexes ... Formation of immune complexes ... 85%) - Colicky abdominal ... arthritis (especially knees ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis