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VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
(VExUS) grading ... still toward the liver ... #Scale #IVC #Congestion ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS Sick ... Obscure diagnosis ... , reverb in liver ... eabramsMD #Portal #Venous
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 ... Wk: Portal vein gas ... result of recent diagnostic ... #Liver #Ultrasound
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
Ultrasound Score ... #Venous #Excess ... #Scale #IVC #Congestion ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS - Pneumatosis ... Pneumobilia tends ... #abdominal #ultrasound ... #Liver
Hepatic Artery Calcifications mimicking portal venous gas on Liver POCUS

A 70yo male presents with abdominal pain.
mimicking portal venous ... gas on Liver POCUS ... looked like portal venous ... gas (which would ... #ultrasound
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
POCUS Liver TRV ... portal venous gas ... while portal venous ... gas tends to be ... #clinical #ultrasound
Pneumobilia on POCUS
Patient is s/p Whipple surgery and has pneumobilia.
Both cause intrahepatic branching gas pattern. Pneumobilia
Pneumobilia on POCUS ... Pneumobilia tends ... Mnemonic Portal venous ... clinical #abdominal #ultrasound ... #Liver
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
weight-bearing joints tend ... Stiffness is short-lived ... Degenerative #Comparison #Versus ... #MSK #JointDisease ... #JointPain #Diagnosis
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Injury (TRALI): Leading ... Associated Graft Versus ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... Presents as dyspnea ... #Transfusion #diagnosis