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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Ultrasound in the Evaluation ... Hepatobiliary #RUQ ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation
Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

The key to finding CBD is to look anteriorly to
finding CBD is to look ... stretched out portal ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus ... #normal #RUQ
Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

To find the common bile duct I like stretching out
stretching out the portal ... screen and then look ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus ... #normal #RUQ
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
patient should focus ... Brain death evaluation ... e.g. herniation, diffuse ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... genitourinary causes RUQ ... syndrome • Chronic portal ... Epigastric/LUQ ... Ovarian CA Diffuse
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... can have extra nodal ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #differential #algorithm
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Evaluation of Suprapatellar ... Knee Effusion (normal ... the patella to look ... Bursa #Effusion #Evaluation ... #Clinical #Normal
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion Evaluation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for ankle effusions: position the ankle
Ankle Effusion Evaluation ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) POCUS for ankle ... down the tibia to look ... Tibiotalar #Effusion #Normal
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Diffuse Systemic ... Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal ... Tendon friction rub ... Peri-ungal capillary loops ... #Scleroderma #pathophysiology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
The Neurological Evaluation ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... movements; also normal ... Sternal rub ... decortication), abnormal