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VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
Ultrasound Score ... interlobular renal veins ... still toward the liver ... #Scale #IVC #Congestion ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... Overload and Venous ... and any combo of Normal ... #VenousExcess #Ultrasound ... #pocus #congestion
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Portal vein gas! Can be an ominous
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS Adhikari's ... vein gas! ... #VenousGas #POCUS ... #Liver #Ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... vein. ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... edematous states: Congestive ... heart failure, Liver ... Adenomyomatosis, Cystic vein ... #ultrasound
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... Normal Peritoneum ... Hepatic congestionl ... syndrome - Veno-occlusive ... Portal vein occlusion
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... A-Lines - Deep Vein ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... : • Hepatic vein ... Budd-chiari syndrome, Congestion ... - If both are normal
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS - Pneumatosis ... Both cause intrahepatic ... #abdominal #ultrasound ... #Liver
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... transitioning to oral ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm