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Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Clinical manifestations ... failure Brain: Hepatic ... Immunosuppression, High ... expenditure Heart: High ... : Acute lung injury
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Injury: • Hepatic ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... of air in the hepatic ... variety of other causes ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Surgery • Trauma ... Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... Hyperhomocysteinemia - Heparin-induced ... coagulation and other causes ... Vasculitis • Injury
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
• Present in high ... RBCs, muscle, liver ... lung injuries Hepatic ... Injury: • Early ... Demand ischemia • Trauma
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
on POCUS Patient ... Note hepatic masses ... have multiple liver ... #Metastases #Liver ... #POCUS #clinical
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
on POCUS Patient ... Note hepatic masses ... have multiple liver ... #Metastases #Liver ... #POCUS #clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Injury: • Reduced
Multiple Hepatic Metastases on Liver POCUS
Another case of Stage 4 Colon CA patient with sepsis. Multiple
Multiple Hepatic ... Metastases on Liver ... POCUS Another ... case of Stage 4 ... #clinical #metastatic