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Impacted Gallbladder Stone on POCUS
20 M with recurrent epigastric pain, planned for OGD.  POCUS :
Impacted Gallbladder ... Stone on POCUS ... EmergOmBur #Impacted #Gallbladder ... #Stone #POCUS # ... cholelithiasis #RUQ
Impacted Gallbladder Stone on POCUS
20's female with RUQ pain x 20 hrs. Has positive Murphy's. Vitals
Impacted Gallbladder ... Stone on POCUS ... 's female with RUQ ... #Impacted #Gallbladder ... POCUS #clinical #RUQ
Gallbladder Stone Mimic on POCUS

Adjacent bowel can mimic GB stone .The shadow it casts is a
Gallbladder Stone ... bowel can mimic GB stone ... @EmergOmBur #Gallbladder ... #Stone #Mimic # ... ultrasound #clinical #RUQ
Gallbladder Perforation with pericholecystic abscess on POCUS

Patient with RUQ pain/fever.  Answer in thread. holecystitis/impacted stone
Gallbladder Perforation ... Patient with RUQ ... holecystitis/impacted stone ... Cholecystitis #Gallbladder
Gallbladder Neck Stones on POCUS

Packed stones close to neck of GB can be easily missed. Assess
Gallbladder Neck ... Stones on POCUS ... Packed stones ... EmergOmBur #Gallbladder ... cholelithiasis #ultrasound #RUQ
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intestine • Kidney ... symptoms - Pain -> RUQ ... duct stricture/Stones ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uric Acid Stones ... - 10% of stones ... Medullary sponge kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Gallbladder Adenomyomatosis on POCUS
Adenomyomatosis: one cause of GB wall thickening. Can be associated with GB stones.
Gallbladder Adenomyomatosis ... associated with GB stones ... Adenomyomatosis #Gallbladder ... ultrasound #clinical #RUQ
Approach to Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
Increased Ischemic Risk:
 • Prior MI
 • Diabetes
 •
age • Chronic kidney ... age • Chronic kidney ... Poor arterial run-off ... #antiplatelet #algorithm
Gallbladder Folds seen on POCUS

Gallbladder is seen in long axis (specifically coronal because you see the
Gallbladder Folds ... because you see the kidney ... The gallbladder ... Gallbladder folds ... POCUS #ultrasound #RUQ