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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
hepatic crisis: • Fever ... Supportive with treatment ... cholestasis: • Fever ... progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant
Unexpected source of fever: Liver abscess on point-of-care ultrasound

- Dr. Dan Kim https://twitter.com/dan___kim/status/1016714544352116736

#Liver #Abscess #Hepatic #Clinical
Unexpected source of fever ... : Liver abscess ... point-of-care ultrasound ... 1016714544352116736 #Liver ... #Radiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... , Metastasis #Liver ... CT #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential #
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Wall Thickening - Differential ... heart failure, Liver ... Gallbladder #Thickening #Differential ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
• Concise one-liner ... Orders placed, treatments ... questions "Never ... RRT #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Pain / Exercise, Fever ... Clearance: Systemic liver ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... neuraxial anesthesia), Liver ... Shock #diagnosis #differential ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... stores in the liver ... beta-oxidation in the liver ... #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare #
Clot in Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram

Not something you ever want to see! How much should clot
Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram ... something you ever ... - VCU Ultrasound ... ClotInTransit #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #s4c #cardiology