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Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Resonance Imaging (MRI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Hepatic Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
MRI - Differential ... Diagnosis by MRI ... T2, Arterial, Portal ... #diagnosis #liver ... #hepatology #radiology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Relative - Normal ... Positive - Low/Normal ... #Hematology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - T2, T1 precontrast, T1 portal venous,
Appearance of Liver ... Resonance Imaging (MRI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... Arterial Phase, Portal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis ... Polycythemia - Acquired Causes ... Hypoxia-driven: Cardiac/pulmonary ... ), TEMPI (VEGF normal ... #Algorithm #hematology
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... • Normal veins ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #hepatology #cirrhosis ... #obstruction #comparison
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... : 1) General appearance ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... <45% and SF is normal ... including liver and hematologic ... liver biopsy or MRI ... #management #hepatology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
activity is the diagnostic ... available for rapid diagnosis ... levels - Usually normal ... products or D-dimer - Normal ... #Workup #Hematology