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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 ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... - NEJM 2014 - Sepsis ... Blood saves lives ... Transfusions should ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... ultrasound (thorough ... pathogens (ideally should ... - CBC with differential ... diagnostics as clinically
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Should be performed ... on radioactive lung ... management #treatment #hepatology
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
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... rash) • Heart, lung ... brucellosis) • Sepsis ... thrombocytopenia • Liver
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
this population should ... Liver Disease in ... reported (occurs w/ long ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... to lying down should ... reasoning during clinical ... deficiencies • Renal, liver ... pathophysiology #differential