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Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
imaging: Normal ... extensive necrosis and hemorrhage ... often <5 mg/dL, higher ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... Venous Excess UltraSound ... of the portal, hepatic ... Hepatic Doppler ... still toward the liver
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... ultrasound: A concerning ... reflection on the differential ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... CT #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Injury: • Hepatic ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... function may be abnormal ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... phosphatase sources: - Highest ... • Bone • Liver ... elevation DDX of Hepatic
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites Normal ... Hepatic congestionl ... Liver disease ... - Acute fatty liver ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... thrombin inhibitors, heparin ... • Reduced liver ... • Massive hemorrhage ... amyloidosis #Abnormal
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Hypoaldosteronism (Normal ... Inhibitors - Chronic heparin ... or High Renin, Normal ... Hypoaldosteronism #Differential ... #Aldosterone #Comparison