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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Clinical • Fever ... • Chills • Abdominal ... cells/mL • Positive ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... Morrison’s Pouch Ever ... Hemorrhage #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... trauma including ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... #hepatology
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
Indications and Pharmacology ... : Trauma, Epistaxis ... vomiting, diarrhea & abdominal ... #Indications #Pharmacology ... #hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Hematology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
patient’s absolute SBP ... and DBP. ... significantly positive ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Trauma • Heart
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... integrity: - Trauma ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Muscle swelling - Fever ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive