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Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... CT #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... table #appearance #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Wall Thickening - Differential ... heart failure, Liver ... cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
with severe RUQ abdominal ... anterior to the liver ... of Chilaiditi syndrome ... ulcer #RUQ #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
/or suspicious clinical ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... necrosis HELLP Syndrome ... post-partum • Typical clinical ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... hepatitis #comparison #differential
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
(Os Trigonum) Syndrome ... - MSK Radiology ... • "Edema-like" ... hallucis longus Differential ... #clinical #Radiology