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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Obscure diagnosis ... , reverb in liver ... Venous #Gas #Air #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... pain at site of oral ... N/V, elevated liver ... Complications #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #pathophysiology
Pancreas on Abdominal POCUS

What structure is anterior to the splenic vein in this clip?
Resolution: The pancreas
Pancreas on Abdominal ... pointing to pt’s R, so ... Labeled Schematic ... #Pancreas #Normal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... cycle found in the liver ... of MALA - Abdominal ... presentation - Clinical ... #Management
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Diagnosis/differential ... No other intra-abdominal ... Labeled Schematic ... FAST #Positive #trauma ... #clinical #ultrasound
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... Abdominal or flank ... Pathophysiology: ... ultrasound as initial ... #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... Not reliable, so ... Pathophysiology:
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... GH stimulates liver ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... IGF-1 equivocal: Oral