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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
hepatic crisis: • Fever ... pain, jaundice ... cholestasis: • Fever ... liver failure ... Liver transplant
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
amebic abscess of liver ... , acute HIV infection ... or elevation of liver ... , Lassa fever, acute ... • Abdominal pain
Causes of Fever by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Fever #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Fever ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Fever ... #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
4.
Causes of Gallbladder ... Acute calculous ... Systemic Processes: Liver ... Typhoid, Dengue fever ... Wall #Thickening #Causes
Focused evaluation algorithm for acute liver injury

#Liver #Injury #Acute #Evaluation #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Focused evaluation algorithm ... for acute liver ... injury #Liver ... #Injury #Acute ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... duplex or CTA • Liver ... Liver biopsy • ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
pneumonia • Acute ... infections • Acute ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Brucellosis • Liver ... abscess • Sub-acute
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Findings • ADEM -> Fever ... SOB, fatigue, fever ... Stomatitis -> Focal pain ... Hepatitis -> RUQ Pain ... N/V, elevated liver
Liver Abscess on POCUS Ultrasound

Fever and RUQ pain/tenderness isn't always chole. In this patient population make
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS Ultrasound Fever ... and RUQ pain/tenderness ... sure to sweep the liver ... with spontaneous liver
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... Liver: - Infectious ... , Liver abscess ... abscess #RUQ #Pain ... differential #diagnosis #causes