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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Vein Milking ... determine the cause ... • Normal veins ... Obstruction: The venous ... physicalexam #diagnosis #hepatology
Demonstrating Rostral Venous Flow of Caput Medusae in Portal Hypertension

We do the milking method as depicted
Demonstrating Rostral Venous ... We do the milking ... In this case the ... #direction #veins ... #cirrhosis #hepatology
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
What is the cause ... the direction of Venous ... site of venous ... Normal venous flow ... ptfaddenMD #Milking
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 Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... JAK-2 Positive - Low ... /Normal Erythropoietin ... Abdominal Ultrasound ... #Hematology
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
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
DVT = deep vein ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... anticoagulant; LMWH = low ... mass index; VTE = venous ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
exertion, difficulty walking ... Tachypnea, - Low-grade ... and systemic veins ... rising the systemic venous ... Increasing lymphatic filling
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
Normal hepatic vein ... Doppler Ultrasound ... in RA pressure caused ... thus leading to flow ... tracing #diagnosis #pocus
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Averages blood flow ... cardiac output causes ... • PULMONARY A