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Masoodrm: /* Indications */

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Indications

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	==Indications==		==Indications==
	*[[RUQ pain]]		*[[RUQ pain]]
			*Jaundice
			*Abnormal LFTs

	==Technique==		==Technique==

Rossdonaldson1: /* Background */

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Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
			[[File:Gallbladder (organ).png\|thumb\|Gallbladder anatomy (overview).]]
			[[File:GallbladderAnatomy-en.svg\|thumb\|Gallbladder anatomy]]
	*Bedside ultrasound can be effectively used to assess for acute [[cholecystitis]]		*Bedside ultrasound can be effectively used to assess for acute [[cholecystitis]]
	*ED providers have a Sp 96% and Sn 88% using bedside ultrasound<ref>Kendall JL, Shimp RJ. Performance and interpretation of focused right upper quadrant ultrasound by emergency physicians. J Emerg. Med. 2001; 21(1):7-13.</ref>		*ED providers have a Sp 96% and Sn 88% using bedside ultrasound<ref>Kendall JL, Shimp RJ. Performance and interpretation of focused right upper quadrant ultrasound by emergency physicians. J Emerg. Med. 2001; 21(1):7-13.</ref>

ClaireLewis: /* Indications */

2019-09-29T19:39:45Z

Indications

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	==Indications==		==Indications==
	*RUQ pain		*[[RUQ pain]]

	==Technique==		==Technique==
	#Select probe		#Select probe

Tomfadial: /* Images */

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Images

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	==Images==		==Images==
			[[File:Biliary Ultrasound.png\|thumb\|Algorithm for the use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain]]
	===Normal===		===Normal===
	<gallery>		<gallery>

Aganapathy: /* Background */

2017-09-19T17:00:49Z

Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Bedside ultrasound can be effectively used to assess for acute cholecystitis		*Bedside ultrasound can be effectively used to assess for acute [[cholecystitis]]
	*ED providers have a Sp 96% and Sn 88% using bedside ultrasound<ref>Kendall JL, Shimp RJ. Performance and interpretation of focused right upper quadrant ultrasound by emergency physicians. J Emerg. Med. 2001; 21(1):7-13.</ref>		*ED providers have a Sp 96% and Sn 88% using bedside ultrasound<ref>Kendall JL, Shimp RJ. Performance and interpretation of focused right upper quadrant ultrasound by emergency physicians. J Emerg. Med. 2001; 21(1):7-13.</ref>

Adamhaag at 17:58, 20 August 2017

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	*Easily confused with duodenum (hint - look for peristalsis)		*Easily confused with duodenum (hint - look for peristalsis)
	*Only measure the anterior wall as the posterior can be enlarged secondary to artifact		*Only measure the anterior wall as the posterior can be enlarged secondary to artifact
	*Gallbladder wall thickening can be caused by:		*Gallbladder wall thickening can be caused by:<ref>Summers SM et al. Annals of Emerg Med, 2010. PMID: 20138397</ref>
	**Acute cholecystitis		**Acute cholecystitis
	**Ascites		**Ascites
	**[[CHF]]		**[[CHF]]
			**Nephrotic syndrome
			**HIV / AIDS
			**Renal failure
			**Multiple myeloma
	*Contracted GB: Three distinct wall layers is not pathological		*Contracted GB: Three distinct wall layers is not pathological
	*GB Polyp: Soft tissue masses attached to the wall of the gallbladder and differentiated from gallstones by their lack of mobility and shadowing		*GB Polyp: Soft tissue masses attached to the wall of the gallbladder and differentiated from gallstones by their lack of mobility and shadowing

Kearny89 at 02:43, 28 February 2017

2017-02-28T02:43:37Z

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	#*Alternatively start in RUQ FAST view and scan through inferior aspect of liver, which allows better use of liver as viewing window		#*Alternatively start in RUQ FAST view and scan through inferior aspect of liver, which allows better use of liver as viewing window
	#Landmarks		#Landmarks
	#*Exclamation Point Sign: Portal vein and ~~medial longitudinal fasciculus~~ (MLF)		#*Exclamation Point Sign: Portal vein and main lobar fissure (MLF)
	#Obtain sagittal and transverse images		#Obtain sagittal and transverse images
	#Optimize image quality		#Optimize image quality

Rossdonaldson1: Text replacement - "CHF" to "CHF"

2016-09-24T14:59:46Z

Text replacement - "*CHF" to "*CHF"

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	**Acute cholecystitis		**Acute cholecystitis
	**Ascites		**Ascites
	**CHF		**[[CHF]]
	*Contracted GB: Three distinct wall layers is not pathological		*Contracted GB: Three distinct wall layers is not pathological
	*GB Polyp: Soft tissue masses attached to the wall of the gallbladder and differentiated from gallstones by their lack of mobility and shadowing		*GB Polyp: Soft tissue masses attached to the wall of the gallbladder and differentiated from gallstones by their lack of mobility and shadowing