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Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
#Ultrasound #Contrast ... #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... of air in the hepatic ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
+ Bleeding Treatment ... Treat primary cause ... - APTT < 1.5 x normal ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... rule out other causes ... of neurologic/cognitive ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic ... #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
arterial phase, Portal ... #POCUS #radiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Hyponatremia is usually caused ... excrete water normally ... Then, ask 3 questions ... #nephrology #sodium
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
Normal hepatic vein ... Doppler Ultrasound ... in RA pressure caused ... #tracing #diagnosis ... #pocus
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... and treatment of ... <45% and SF is normal ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... #management #hepatology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... More likely to cause ... - 1st line: Oral ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... #management #neurology
Dilated Common Bile Duct on POCUS
50's yo patient with RUQ abd pain. Vitals stable/afebrile. Labs: WBC
Common Bile Duct on POCUS ... Vitals stable/afebrile ... panel, normal lipase ... Diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma ... #ultrasound #clinical