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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Alcoholic cirrhosis, Portal ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology ... transaminitis #differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Chronic Disease Normal ... Chronic Disease (e.g ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Portal Venous Gas:
Ill-appearing elderly postop patient. Taken back to OR for ischemic bowel
Gas in the liver:
back to OR for ischemic ... bowel Gas in the liver ... - VCU Ultrasound ... Gas #Air #POCUS #Liver ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... , Metastasis #Liver ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... table #appearance #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Transaminitis - Differential ... Trauma: Shock liver ... Budd-chiari syndrome, Portal ... See Updated Schema ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... Liver Function ... #elevatedMCV #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... disease US — Normal ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... the spleen or liver ... translocation • Types: Classification ... also arise in normal ... #hematology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #Hypertension #Differential