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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
symptoms, elevated liver ... A liver biopsy can ... of liver disease ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... algorithm #diagnosis #management
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... variety of other causes ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver ... right lobe of the liver ... Hydatid disease is caused ... #clinical #NEJM ... echinoccocal #cyst #liver
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
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
on POCUS Patient ... Note hepatic masses ... have multiple liver ... #Metastases #Liver ... #POCUS #clinical
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
on POCUS Patient ... Note hepatic masses ... have multiple liver ... #Metastases #Liver ... #POCUS #clinical
Multiple Hepatic Metastases on Liver POCUS
Another case of Stage 4 Colon CA patient with sepsis. Multiple
Multiple Hepatic ... Metastases on Liver ... case of Stage 4 ... #Metastases #Liver ... #clinical #metastatic
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
intra- and extra-hepatic ... progression to end-stage liver ... indications for liver ... and end-stage liver ... remain subject to clinical