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Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
mildly elevated liver-function ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #InfectiousDisease ... #CXR #Schistosomiasis ... KatayamaFever #Rash #NEJM
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
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... e.g. incidental CXR ... • Natural history ... heart (2-5%), liver ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Amebic Liver Abscess- ...Computed tomography of the abdomen performed after the administration of contrast material revealed
Amebic Liver Abscess ... lesion in the liver ... reddish-brown material ... #NEJM #amebic #liver ... abscess #clinical #radiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... and/or digoxin level ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Perirenal Extramedullary Hematopoiesis - Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen, performed without the administration of contrast
administration of contrast material ... normal-appearing liver ... hematopoiesis #cilnical #Radiology ... Pathology #Honc #MRI ... ExtramedullaryHematopoiesis #Microscopy #NEJM
Ventriculoperitoneal-Shunt Placement for Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus - Magnetic resonance imaging revealed ballooning of the ventricles, with an
frontal horns of the lateral ... measured at the level ... Clinical #Neuro #NSG #Radiology ... #MRI #NPH #NormalPressureHydrocephalus ... CallosalAngle #NEJM
Vertebral Hydatidosis- Physical examination revealed impaired sensation in both legs and weak foot flexion. Laboratory tests
C-reactive protein level ... of 49 mg per liter ... lesions in the liver ... #clinical #radiology ... #MRI #NEJM #vertebral
Retinoblastoma - MRI
 • Most common intra-ocular neoplasm in children.
 • Clinical Presentation: leukocoria (loss of
Retinoblastoma - MRI ... • Bilateral tumours ... bone marrow and liver ... Retinoblastoma #MRI ... neuroradiology #pediatrics #radiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
left anterior and lateral ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... bleeding often from a liver ... #Radiology #CTChest