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VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
(VExUS) grading ... Hepatic Doppler ... still toward the liver ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... ultrasound: A concerning ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... Pruritus, Mild jaundice ... imaging: Normal ... post-partum • Typical clinical ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
) estimated by gradient ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... : • Cardiac causes ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... #hepatology
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ POCUS

Adult male-RUQ abd pain.VSS/Afeb. WBC-16.8K. Obstructive pattern on hepatic panel with normal
Obstructive pattern on hepatic ... RUQ pain, fever, jaundice ... Mirizzi #Syndrome #Liver ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Gallstone #Clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... (DIC, ascites, jaundice ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... or higher • Liver ... malignancies, Hepatic ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
Normal hepatic vein ... Doppler Ultrasound ... in RA pressure caused ... This wave is caused ... #pocus
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
<45% and SF is normal ... If other causes ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
on POCUS Patient ... Note hepatic masses ... have multiple liver ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #metastatic