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Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... Notice the portal air ... ultrasound, reverb in liver ... #Air #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdominal
Bowel perforation on POCUS.

At beginning of clip, free air from a perforated viscous displaces liver from
of clip, free air ... viscous displaces liver ... with transducer, air ... visualization of the liver ... #ultrasound #Air
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... • Drugs • AIH ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Viral, Ischemia, AIH ... - Viral, AIH ... Alcohol, Viral, HH, AIH ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... asymptomatic, CBC/chem/LFTs ... of this 2x2cm liver ... twitter.com/EUSmkh #Liver ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... Injury → liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... been reported (eg AIH-PBC ... If suspected, AIH ... #AIH #Diagnosis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Hepatocellular Level ... substances, such as ... #differential #Hepatology ... transaminitis #LFTs
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
peripheral tracking of air ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Portal Venous Gas:
Ill-appearing elderly postop patient. Taken back to OR for ischemic bowel
Gas in the liver:
Portal Venous Gas ... ischemic bowel Gas ... in the liver: Pneumobilia ... Portal Venous Gas ... #Air #POCUS #Liver