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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... on hepatic ultrasound ... portal venous system ... vein. ... #pocus #clinical
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Liver #Lesions #Hepatic ... #Ultrasound #Contrast ... #CT #MRI #POCUS ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
Ultrasound Score ... , hepatic and interlobular ... renal veins. ... Hepatic Doppler ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
: • Cardiac causes ... Schistosomiasis • Veno-occlusive ... • Portal vein ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... • Normal veins ... Obstruction: The venous ... physicalexam #diagnosis #hepatology ... #obstruction #comparison
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... vein thrombosis ... post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive ... disease 5) Post-hepatic ... #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... syndrome - Veno-occlusive ... Portal vein occlusion ... peritonitis #Ascites #Causes ... #differential #hepatology
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... step 2 Step 2: Hepatic ... 3: Portal Vein ... and any combo of Normal ... #pocus #congestion
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
arterial phase, Portal ... phase DDx: Venous ... #POCUS #radiology ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
DVT = deep vein ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... molecular weight heparin ... mass index; VTE = venous ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology