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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... output - Acute pulmonary ... mellitus/DKA - Liver ... gluconeogenesis Liver
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... of the portal, hepatic ... Hepatic Doppler ... still toward the liver ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Clinical
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Focused renal u/ ... 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
Focused renal u/ ... have multiple liver ... #Metastases #Liver ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #metastatic
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
POCUS Liver TRV ... centrally within liver ... gas tends to be located ... Calcifications #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #RUQ
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
RBCs, muscle, liver ... Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary ... lung injuries Hepatic ... 94 and 84% Renal ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Framework and Clinical ... Diuretic use - Renal ... HF • Moderate pulmonary ... GFR • Acute liver ... failure: Hepatic
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections • Nodular ... gastrointestinal symptoms (elevations ... of liver enzymes ... Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... plane showing liver ... concerning for septic ... nephrolithiasis #clinical ... #ultrasound #kidney
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic ... Persistent pleural effusions ... Diagnostic imaging of liver