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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential ... #diagnosis
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
ulcer • Hepatitis ... -> RUQ Pain, N/ ... V, elevated liver ... Complications #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... , Toxic Hepatitis ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... without localizing signs ... infection • Abdominal ... A, B, C, liver ... fluke, amebic liver
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Identify Acute Liver ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
HTN Signs of portal ... Cirrhosis/acute hepatitis ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #causes #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Trauma: Shock liver ... Budd-chiari syndrome, Portal ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #causes #hepatology
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
on POCUS Sick ... Obscure diagnosis ... ultrasound, reverb in liver ... Air #Clinical #POCUS ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Portal vein gas! Can be an ominous
on POCUS Adhikari's ... ominous prognostic sign ... result of recent diagnostic ... #VenousGas #POCUS ... #Liver #Ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... : Viral Hepatitis ... Transfer to a liver