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Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Liver Mass - Differential ... • Cyst • Polycystic ... Cystadenoma • Hydatid Cyst ... #Mass #Hepatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... Simple: Simple cyst ... Complex: Hydatid Cyst ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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)- Differential ... pseudocyst - Cystic ... Non-pancreatic causes ... fallopian tube cysts ... #Differential #
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : round cysts, evenly ... central dot. - LIP ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Liver Mass Differential ... Cholangiocarcinoma, Metastases Cystic ... disease, Biliary cysts ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
Differential diagnosis ... histolytica) and hydatid cyst ... Hepatic Hydatid Cyst ... Metastasis • Simple Cyst ... abscess #hepatic #hepatology
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Causes of Increased ... Amylase (Hyperamylasemia ... are some other causes ... Ectopic, Ovarian cyst ... elevation #diagnosis #differential
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
reactive): EBV, HIV ... Thyroglossal Duct Cyst ... Branchial Cleft Cyst ... Benign: Lipoma, Cyst ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... ° PBC, 1° PSC, Cystic ... Ascariasis, Choledochal Cyst ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Emphysema - Lung cysts ... (LAM, LIP, Langerhans ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts