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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... Transfer to a liver ... #AFLP #Fatty #Liver
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Morrison’s Pouch Ever ... Hemorrhage #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... deficiency • Liver ... Solar purpura - Trauma ... mountain spotted fever ... #rheumatology #
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
integrity: - Trauma ... Red Flags: • Fever ... deficiency Work ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... Laceration on POCUS Liver ... post-arrest intra-abdominal ... UAlberta_Sono #Liver ... #trauma #ultrasound
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... & Hypovolemia, Trauma ... Pain / Exercise, Fever ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Clearance: Systemic liver
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... the spleen or liver ... involvement Differential ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
acute rheumatic fever ... neuropathy so trauma ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Beaver Tail Liver - Enlarged Left Lobe of the Liver on POCUS
LUQ trauma case.  Rollover
Beaver Tail Liver ... on POCUS LUQ trauma ... Has abdominal pain-left ... LeftLobe #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound