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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... (Ischemia) - ... blood vessels • Abscess ... #Vascular #JointPain ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Bursitis • Abscess ... #Infectious #JointPain ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease • Acute liver ... #Hepatology #causes
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... variety of other causes ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus #
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... #Causes
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Causes of Intrahepatic ... enterocolitis (NEC), Ischemic ... • Parenchymal: Hepatic ... abscess, Complicated ... #Causes #differential
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intestine - Other causes ... Bone symptoms - Pain ... elevation DDX of Hepatic ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... Injury: • Hepatic ... #hepatology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Nephrotic Syndrome, Ischemic ... Liver, IBD • ... Hyperhomocysteinemia - Heparin-induced ... coagulation and other causes ... #differential #
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... Common bacterial causes ... through: - Hepatic ... endocarditis) - Portal ... #diagnosis #hepatology