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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
significant portal HTN Signs ... obstruction) • Lack of signs ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • ... Fatty liver of pregnancy
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
Hepatic hydatid cyst: water lily sign

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Hepatic #hydatid #cyst #WaterLily #sign #liver #ultrasound
cyst: water lily sign ... cyst #WaterLily #sign ... #liver #ultrasound
"Playboy Bunny" sign, seen w/hepatic congestion due to R heart failure.

Dr. Josie Acuna @jgacuna

#Hepatic #Congestion #Bunny
Playboy Bunny" sign ... Congestion #Bunny #Sign ... Playboy #Clinical #Liver ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
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 ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis - Elevated Liver ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
IBD • Chronic liver ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Retinoblastoma Signs ... in vitreous • Metastatic ... Retinoblastoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
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
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
N/V, elevated liver ... Complications #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology