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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
sinusoidal) and free hepatic ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... g/dl (suggest hepatic ... • Preserved hepatic ... albumin Post-Hepatic
Approach to suspected Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

 • Suspected HIT Algorithm
 • "4 T's" clinical probability score:
Approach to suspected Heparin-Induced ... Algorithm • "4 T's" clinical ... NephPrasad #Heparin ... Thrombocytopenia #HIT #hematology ... #diagnosis #4Ts
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Clinical Examination ... Flapping tremor (hepatic ... Palpable gallbladder, Hepatic ... liver #disease #signs ... #diagnosis
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... deep-tendon reflex, is a neurologic ... #PhysicalExam # ... Reflexes #Delayed #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Heparin Induced ... • IgG binds heparin-PF4 ... Management: • D/c all heparin ... • Start non-heparin ... of HIT #HIT #Heparin
Asterixis on Physical Exam

Asterixis, aka liver flap, indicates at least Grade 2 hepatic encephalopathy in a
least Grade 2 hepatic ... drkeithsiau #Asterixis #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... cirrhosis #flap #neurology
Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus characterized by irregular lapses of posture of various body
liver disease (hepatic ... hyperammonemia #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #diagnosis
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
of COVID-19 • Neurologic ... Hematuria • Hepatic ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Involvement: Chronic Hepatic ... Signal: Chronic Hepatic ... Brain #Disorders #Clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Neurology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... dysfunction (25%) • Hepatic ... deficiency) • HIT: Heparin-PF4 ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin ... #Coagulation #diagnosis