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Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... #Hypertension #Differential ... #hepatology
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... anterior to the liver ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
2-6 months • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy, Malaise, Abdominal ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Mediterranean Fever ... incisional hernias: clinical ... radicular pain #Rare #Causes ... #differential #
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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• Anorexia, Nausea ... Flatulence, Fatigue, Abdominal ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential