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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
: • Cardiac causes ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • ... Fatty liver of pregnancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... regenerative hyperplasia, Metastatic ... disease 5) Post-hepatic ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... embryonal sarcoma, Metastasis ... #Liver #Lesions ... #Hepatic #Ultrasound
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
that although hepatic ... decompensated liver ... also many non-hepatic ... = Non hepatic ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... ultrasound: A concerning ... variety of other causes ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Note hepatic masses ... have multiple liver ... #Metastases #Liver ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #metastatic
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Note hepatic masses ... have multiple liver ... #Metastases #Liver ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #metastatic
Multiple Hepatic Metastases on Liver POCUS
Another case of Stage 4 Colon CA patient with sepsis. Multiple
Multiple Hepatic ... Metastases on Liver ... POCUS Another case ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #metastatic
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treat primary cause ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes