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Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
imaging: Normal ... • Histology: Normal-mild ... imaging: Hepatic ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Injury: • Hepatic ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... - If both are normal ... function may be abnormal
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... Arterial Phase, Portal ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ POCUS

Adult male-RUQ abd pain.VSS/Afeb. WBC-16.8K. Obstructive pattern on hepatic panel with normal
Syndrome on RUQ POCUS ... Obstructive pattern on hepatic ... panel with normal ... biliary tree(can be CHD ... Mirizzi #Syndrome #Liver
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Early liver disease ... Reduced liver synthesis ... Jcortesizaguirr #Abnormal ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... the spleen or liver ... also arise in normal ... involvement Differential ... #NonHodgkins #comparison
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... . heparin contamination ... thrombin inhibitors, heparin ... • Reduced liver ... amyloidosis #Abnormal
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
cardiac disease • Normal ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... • Heart size: Normal ... ECHO: • Normal ... chamber size • Normal
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... • ALT & AST normal ... • Bilirubin - Normal ... bile ducts Differential ... malignancies, Hepatic