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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... specific for the liver ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver ... #FunctionTest #
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... response to abnormal liver ... derangement of liver ... For children, the ... #Enzymes #Differential
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Wall Thickening - Differential ... heart failure, Liver ... Gallbladder #Thickening #Differential ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
tract (less in children ... (more than a liter ... Hematochezia #Diagnosis #Differential
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... in children Common ... from contiguous focus ... febrilepodcast.com] #pyogenic #liver ... #peds #differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
epiphyseal fusion (children ... GH stimulates liver ... Differential Diagnosis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Ultrasound #Contrast #POCUS ... #radiology #differential