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Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
to thrive • Fever ... and joints • Liver ... TB #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
sporozoites) Human Liver ... Stages 2) Infected liver ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
T-LGL leukemia - T-CeIl Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical
 - Persistent (>6mo) lymphocytosis (2-20k) with proven clonality
presentation (PB, BM, liver ... - Positive: CD2 ... , CD3, CD8 - Loss ... of CD5 and/or CD7 ... Rarely can be CD4
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
organs (commonly liver ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
consult - I-liner ... rectal exam) - CBC ... Focus on prior GI/Liver ... GregoryTBrennan #Liver
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... asymptomatic, CBC ... of this 2x2cm liver ... twitter.com/EUSmkh #Liver
Reference Laboratory Values - Fishbone Shorthand
Complete Blood Count (CBC), Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP), Liver Function Tests
Complete Blood Count (CBC ... Metabolic Panel (BMP), Liver
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Liver Mass Differential ... Cystadenoma, Polycystic liver ... Echinococcus #Liver ... Diagnosis #hepatology #Radiology
Drugs and Classes Associated with DILI and Type of Liver Injury

#Medications #Differential #DrugInduced #LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
DILI and Type of Liver ... LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
Hepatic Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
Out-of-phase, DWI, ADC ... differential #diagnosis #liver ... #hepatology #radiology