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Portal Venous Gas:
Ill-appearing elderly postop patient. Taken back to OR for ischemic bowel
Gas in the liver:
Portal Venous Gas ... : Ill-appearing ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #Gas #Air #POCUS ... #Liver #Ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... on hepatic ultrasound ... the critically ill ... reflection on the differential ... hepatology #liver #pocus
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - No Congestion
Grade 1 - Mild Congestion -
Ultrasound Score ... Congestion Grade 1 ... - Mild Congestion ... #Venous #Excess ... #POCUS
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
Ultrasound Score ... Grade 1 - IVC grade ... IVC grade 4 with mild ... #Venous #Excess ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... Assessment Step 1: ... IVC < 2cm Grade 1 ... (Mild congestion ... #pocus #congestion
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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- SLE, SSc, AIH ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... phenomenon - EJ, Jo-1, ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Bursitis • IBD ... • Hematoma Venous ... Poor pulses - Hair ... Excessive training 1)
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Inflammatory Versus ... lasting > 30 mins - 1 ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Joint #pain #Differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... • Acute lupus pneumonitis ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1,
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
portal venous gas ... tends to have air ... liver while portal venous ... considered within differential ... #clinical #ultrasound