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Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Hepatocellular Pattern ... dz Cholestatic Pattern ... (any) • US - Dilated ... - CBD stone, Biliary
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... are visible, the pattern ... either random (miliary ... HRCT #CTChest #NodularPattern ... #Nodular #Pattern
Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
Duct Stone on POCUS ... an obstructive pattern ... CBD also looks dilated ... henneberry_ryan #Dilated ... clinical #ultrasound #biliary
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ POCUS

Adult male-RUQ abd pain.VSS/Afeb. WBC-16.8K. Obstructive pattern on hepatic panel with normal
Syndrome on RUQ POCUS ... Obstructive pattern ... hepatic panel with normal ... compression of biliary ... Syndrome #Liver #POCUS
Dilated Common Bile Duct on POCUS
50's yo patient with RUQ abd pain. Vitals stable/afebrile. Labs: WBC
Dilated Common Bile ... Duct on POCUS 50 ... 12.4, obstructive pattern ... hepatic panel, normal ... #clinical #biliary
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... evaluation of the pattern ... include extrahepatic biliary ... ARLD, alcohol-related ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
echotexture of normal ... hyperechoic strands related ... Tendon: Normal ... the fibrillar pattern ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK #POCUS
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
snrunken ventnoes Hallmark ... as a 3-layered delayed ... enhancement pattern ... of normal myocardium ... failure symptoms • Hallmark
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... smooth cysts with normal ... LCDD, SS Cyst pattern ... neoplasm, smoking related ... DCLD #pulmonary #Algorithm