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Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
: <5 mg/dL • Hepatic ... imaging: Normal ... • Histology: Normal-mild ... imaging: Hepatic ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
either made in the liver ... sinusoid (hepatic ... or not by the liver ... sinusoid becomes even less ... sinusoid with (ie Portal
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertension - Hepatic ... disease • Acute liver ... Hypertension - Post-Hepatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Injury: • Hepatic ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... Injury: • AST: Less ... - If both are normal
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... of air in the hepatic ... ischemia, perforated peptic ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
, hepatic and interlobular ... Hepatic Doppler ... still toward the liver ... Portal Doppler is ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Level • AST: Less ... - If both are normal ... replaced by non-hepatic ... of ALP • Near normal
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... Arterial Phase, Portal ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... symptoms, elevated liver ... <45% and SF is normal ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... hemochromatosis #algorithm