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Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Hepatic infarcts, Hematomas ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... hepatitis #comparison #differential ... diagnosis #icp #HELLP #AFLP
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma ... Diagnosis/differential ... No other intra-abdominal ... FAST #Positive #trauma ... #clinical #ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Pregnancy #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... hemolysis, bleeding, hematoma ... injury #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Identify Acute Liver ... hemolysis, bleeding, hematoma ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
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
Beaver Tail Liver - Enlarged Left Lobe of the Liver on POCUS
LUQ trauma case.  Rollover
on POCUS LUQ trauma ... Has abdominal pain-left ... Subcapsular hematoma ... LeftLobe #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
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
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
/or suspicious clinical ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #