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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical ... #air
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #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
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... • Drugs • AIH ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... symptoms/signs ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
anterior to the liver ... as shown in the case ... Pleural air would ... ulcer #RUQ #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... failure PBC Signs ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... anterior/posterior MSK ... heart (2-5%), liver ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... hemodynamics Liver ... diagnosis #management #hepatology