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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... HTN Signs of portal ... hepatic outflow obstruction ... ) • Lack of signs ... sarcoidosis) • Liver
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
should encourage critical ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
Pathogenesis and clinical ... pinched by the abdominal ... aorta and superior ... retroperitoneal masses ... Pathophysiology #Signs
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
on POCUS - Pneumatosis ... Both cause intrahepatic ... #Pneumatosis #POCUS ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
Pneumobilia on POCUS
Patient is s/p Whipple surgery and has pneumobilia.
Both cause intrahepatic branching gas pattern. Pneumobilia
Pneumobilia on POCUS ... Both cause intrahepatic ... Mnemonic Portal ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
POCUS Elderly ... direct detection of signs ... high, in this case ... Aortic #Aneurysm #Aorta ... #POCUS #clinical
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
concern for blunt abdominal ... Severe abdominal ... in over 80% of cases ... injuries to spleen, liver ... Trauma #Injury #clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver