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Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... asymptomatic, CBC/chem/LFTs ... of this 2x2cm liver ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #POCUS #Clinical
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Clinical Examination ... for Liver and Biliary ... Flapping tremor (hepatic ... Palpable gallbladder, Hepatic ... physicalexam #cirrhosis #liver
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Commonly Observed Laboratory ... Findings in Hepatic ... disease, ALT and ... #LiverFailure #Hepatic ... #Hepatology #Laboratory
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... weeks • Typical clinical ... post-partum • Typical clinical ... post-partum • Typical clinical ... #Disease #Pregnancy
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... • Infiltrative diseases ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... Veno-occlusive disease
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... of cholestatic disease ... replaced by non-hepatic ... disease: > 2 ... transaminitis #LFTs
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... Management Summary Clinical ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... beneficial in septic ... Ciprofloxacin OR Imipenem Clinical
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
inhibitor • Liver ... disease Partial ... elevated in: • Heparin ... Thromboplastin #laboratory
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad ... Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... autoinflammatory diseases ... splenomegaly • Hepatic
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
with a palpable hepatic ... Laboratory tests ... Hydatid disease ... #clinical #NEJM ... #hepatic #radiology