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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
vein and IVC, ( ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... of pregnancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Live Ectopic Pregnancy ... patient, severe abdominal ... ectopic pregnancy ... are seeing an IUP ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... syndrome • Chronic portal ... Pain: • Pregnancy ... pain • Ectopic pregnancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
desirable, e.g. in pregnancy ... assessment to reduce total ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... of flank or abdominal ... renal stones IVP
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Flow of Dilated Abdominal ... What is the cause ... - Portal HTN- ... not typical for portal ... veins #Clinical #Video
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... Oral sodium loading ... aldosterone) or IV
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
coagulopathy Pregnancy ... related cause ... Hemorrhage control • IV ... Monophasic combined oral ... breast cancer, liver
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
to 30% of DKA cases ... Pregnancy is a risk ... , vomiting, abdominal ... than 20 mEq/L (normal ... Treatment with IV