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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
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
Ultrasound Score ... Excess UltraSound ... interlobular renal veins ... still toward the liver ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS
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
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... Schistosomiasis • Veno-occlusive ... #Hypertension #Differential
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... vein thrombosis ... disease • Acute liver
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Relative - Normal ... Positive - Low/Normal ... Abdominal Ultrasound
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 ... #differential # ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... vein thrombosis ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... heart failure, Liver ... Adenomyomatosis, Cystic vein ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS ... #ultrasound