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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... (LFTs) Elevation ... specific for the liver ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Other causes of elevation ... duct stricture/Stones
Twinkle Artifact of CBD stone
"Twinkle artifact" isn't exclusive to urinary stones. Check out this dancing CBD
Artifact of CBD stone ... this dancing CBD stone ... #POCUS Can also ... adenomyomatosis, calcified liver ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Causes of Acute Liver ... Obstruction: Biliary stone ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Enzyme Elevation
A sludge filled gallbladder will appear isoechoic with liver and blend right in. This one had
isoechoic with liver ... easily identified stones ... cholelithiasis #stone ... #ultrasound #pocus
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... on POCUS A patient ... plane showing liver ... A large renal stone ... #POCUS #nephrolithiasis
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Muscles, Kidneys, Liver ... Rhabdomyolysis - AKI - Liver ... Decreased vasomotor tone ... tissue damage (AKI, Liver ... acidosis - CPK elevation
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate Elevation ... glucose by the liver ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Causes of Lactate Elevation ... Lactic #Acidosis #Elevation
Gallbladder Sludge on Ultrasound

It's amazing to me how sono-similar gallbladder sludge and the liver are. Nice
sludge and the liver ... Nice stone in the ... cholelithiasis #stone ... #ultrasound #pocus