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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential ... Diagnosis Portal ... hypersplenism and related ... #Hypertension #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Venous Phase and Delayed ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... vein. ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Wall Thickening - Differential ... Diagnosis • Physiologic ... Adenomyomatosis, Cystic vein ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... scan, adrenal vein ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... Screening #Workup #table
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... A-Lines - Deep Vein ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Suspect these CMV-related ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Liver: Hepatitis, Portal ... vein thrombosis ... #differential #
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Causes include: ... • Flat neck veins ... • Transfusion-related
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... - Switch to oral ... treatment • Delayed ... Lung Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
Normal hepatic vein ... Doppler Ultrasound ... in RA pressure caused ... #tracing #diagnosis ... #pocus