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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
ill patient that should ... reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
thrombosis due to sepsis ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... trauma including ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... thrombosis due to sepsis ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... trauma including ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... the remainder, a clinical ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... #Enzymes #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
syndrome etc), Trauma ... Obstruction (HOCM, critical ... DISTRIBUTIVE: Sepsis ... neuraxial anesthesia), Liver ... Shock #diagnosis #differential
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Live Ectopic Pregnancy ... patient, severe abdominal ... Unstable patients should ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Hg although PP should ... Vasoplegia • Sepsis ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Trauma • Heart
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... of lactate as a clinical ... What we should be ... recognized and should ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... bleeding out (trauma ... ) bleeding in (trauma ... #criticalcare #differential