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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Acute sickle cell hepatic ... crisis Acute Hepatic ... progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant ... hepatology #hepatitis #differential
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Quadrant Pain Liver ... viral hepatitis, Liver ... Medications), Hepatic ... Subdiaphragmatic abscess #RUQ ... #Pain #differential
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ POCUS

Adult male-RUQ abd pain.VSS/Afeb. WBC-16.8K. Obstructive pattern on hepatic panel with normal
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ ... Adult male-RUQ ... Obstructive pattern on hepatic ... Mirizzi #Syndrome #Liver ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... symptoms - Pain -> RUQ ... elevation DDX of Hepatic
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute Liver ... Hepatocellular - Liver ... Artery: Shock Liver ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Liver ... Causes #Acute #algorithm
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obtain RUQ US to ... MRCP, ERCP, liver ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Simple Liver Cyst on RUQ POCUS

Epigastric pain after a meal, so a RUQ POCUS was performed.
Simple Liver Cyst ... this was seen in liver ... just a simple liver ... #Hepatic #clinical ... #ultrasound
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... #Ultrasound #Contrast ... POCUS #radiology #differential
Liver Abscess on POCUS

Febrile, RUQ pain, encephalopathic, and seizing...also this. Unifying dx? Next organ to scan?

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Liver Abscess on ... POCUS Febrile, RUQ ... @mackendc #Liver ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #hepatic
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
decompensated liver ... = Non hepatic ... Reye syndrome (Peds ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential