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Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy ... AUPBD • Stones: Biliary ... sludge), Mirizzi's syndrome ... #Dilatation #causes
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
cholestasis, and some cases ... Dysfunction - Biliary ... certain drugs, biliary ... miscellaneous causes ... #differential #causes
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
• Gilbert's Syndrome ... Crigler-Najjar Syndromes ... on Ultrasound Biliary ... Gallstones • Biliary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Gallstone Diseases
1. Asymptomatic Stones 75%
2. Biliary Pain 20%
3. Acute Cholecystitis 10%
4. Mirizzi's Syndrome < 0.1%
5. Cholangitis/
Biliary Pain 20% ... Mirizzi's Syndrome ... Fistula/Bouveret's Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
Here’s a similar case ... remote history of cholecystectomy ... Choledocholithiasis #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #biliary
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
), Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Biliary: - Infectious ... "biliary colic") ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Anterior-iris +/-ciliary ... Posner-Schlossman Syndrome ... Behcet's, SLE, TINU syndrome ... HIA B27-related syndrome
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... failure • Primary biliary ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Algorithm #Hepatology #causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... hepatitis, Acute biliary ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... Extrahepatic • Biliary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... pregnancy • Primary biliary