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Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... Erythropoiesis • Hematoma ... Dilatation on Ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology #bilirubinemia
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma ... Diagnosis/differential ... Right adrenal hematoma ... FAST #Positive #trauma ... #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... fracture • Subdural hematoma ... Involvement - Other • Trauma ... - Excesses • Liver
Beaver Tail Liver
Anatomical variant with an enlarged left lobe which wraps around the spleen 
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Beaver Tail Liver ... M - Prone to trauma ... mimic splenic hematoma ... #Beaver #Tail #Liver ... #clinical #radiology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... hemolysis, bleeding, hematoma ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... post-partum • Typical clinical ... Hepatic infarcts, Hematomas ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... hepatitis #comparison #differential
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
fluid on POCUS Differential ... ), perinephric hematoma ... from trauma, renal ... #fluid #POCUS #ultrasound ... renal #kidney #clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #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 ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... organ damage Clinical ... Subcutaneous dissecting hematoma ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treat primary cause