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Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
An EP should prioritize ... causes attributable ... (Table 2). ... exhaustive and should ... #Localization #Causes
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 ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... determine the cause ... veins of neck, shoulder ... physicalexam #diagnosis #hepatology ... #obstruction #comparison
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance ... #hepatology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Hematology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... Screening #Workup #table
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... trapezius ridges or shoulders ... life-threatening causes ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
Defects Bernard-Soulier ... Platelet #Defects #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance ... #hepatology