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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... amebic abscess of liver ... , acute HIV infection ... , Lassa fever, acute ... infection • Abdominal
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
hepatic crisis: • Fever ... cholestasis: • Fever ... liver failure ... Liver transplant ... hepatology #hepatitis #differential
Bowel perforation on POCUS.

At beginning of clip, free air from a perforated viscous displaces liver from
viscous displaces liver ... visualization of the liver ... perforation #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Air
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Notice the portal air ... on ultrasound, ... reverb in liver ... Clinical #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Acute ... infections • Acute ... Brucellosis • Liver ... #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
4.
Acute calculous ... Acute acalculous ... Systemic Processes: Liver ... Typhoid, Dengue fever ... Thickening #Causes #differential
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute ... #Differential #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... liver failure rapidly ... Transfer to a liver ... #AFLP #Fatty #Liver
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... of this 2x2cm liver ... twitter.com/EUSmkh #Liver ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... peripheral tracking of air ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver