21 results
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
(HPS) HPS-differential ... Pulmonary vasculature ... Pleura and diaphragm ... Patients with liver ... Syndrome #HPS #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Portal Venous Phase and ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... , Metastasis #Liver ... POCUS #radiology #differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... @AnnKumfer #Antinuclear ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... age • Monitor and ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... Nuclear #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... This finding is an ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
synthetic failure and ... in orange boxes and ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... for hepatitis B and ... Measurement of antinuclear ... • Abdominal ultrasound ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
double-stranded DNA ... : Quantitative PCR ... blindness in AIDS) • Liver ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential