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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Ultrasound in the ... Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... Algorithm #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... this can occur as ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Injury • AST/ALT ... elevation > Alk ... phos • ALT more ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
/ULN ALT) / (Alk ... phos/ULN ALP) ... • AST/ALT > ALP ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... failure - CAD/ACS ... Guillain Barre - ALS ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Drugs Commonly Implicated as Triggers of Drug Induced Thrombocytopenia
#Diagnosis #Hematology #Thrombocytopenia #Differential #DrugInduced #Medications
Commonly Implicated as ... Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis #Hematology ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Function Tests - Differential ... or AST > ALP): ... • Severe - ALT ... > ALT or AST): ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... Erythrocytosis #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Findings: • ↑AST/ALT ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Location Based Differential ... can be atypical as ... #Acute #Abdominal ... Pain #Location #Differential