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Antibiotic Therapy for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis  (SBP)

- Standard therapy 
- Uncomplicated SBp• 
- Nosocomial SBP
Peritonitis (SBP ... Uncomplicated SBp ... hypersensitivity - Advanced liver ... Antibiotic #Regimen #Pharmacology ... #Hepatology
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
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... trauma including ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
either made in the liver ... or not by the liver ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Aka ... Infection (TB), Trauma ... liverprof #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just another code."
Abdominal Aortic ... No trauma. ... BP-70's. 7.7 cm ... RJonesSonoEM #Abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... Laceration on POCUS Liver ... post-arrest intra-abdominal ... UAlberta_Sono #Liver ... #ultrasound
Acute-phase Reactants Synthesized in the Liver 
Positive acute-phase reactants (concentrations increase with acute inflammation)
 - Immune-related
Synthesized in the Liver ... Serum amyloid A (SAA ... Retinol-binding protein (RBP ... #Synthesized #Liver ... #Synthesis #Hepatology
Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - AGA Clinical Practice Guideline

First Line Treatment for HCC with Preserved
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - AGA ... with Preserved Liver ... Treatment #Management #Hepatology ... Gastroenterology #oncology #Pharmacology
Beaver Tail Liver - Enlarged Left Lobe of the Liver on POCUS
LUQ trauma case.  Rollover
Beaver Tail Liver ... Left Lobe of the Liver ... on POCUS LUQ trauma ... Has abdominal pain-left ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound