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Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... cyst, Caroli's disease ... AUPBD • Stones: Biliary ... stenosis, Parasitic infection ... diagnosis #hepatology #gastroenterology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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- Chest Radiology ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... Opacities: • Infectious ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... Pattern #Chest #Radiology
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Polycystic liver disease ... , Biliary cysts ... Cystadenocarcinoma, Primary SCC Infectious ... Diagnosis #hepatology #Radiology
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Biliary Tract Diseases ... Pancreatic Diseases ... Ampullary Diseases ... #Indications #management ... #gastroenterology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Myocardial Infarction ... • Biliary ... Disease • ... Peptic Ulcer Disease ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Progressive lung disease ... bacteremia, and miliary ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
Difficult Selective Biliary ... instead of smooth insertion ... #Selective #Biliary ... Difficult #ercp #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Progressive lung disease ... bacteremia, and miliary ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
causes RUQ: • Biliary ... • Functional biliary ... Cardiopulmonary disease ... thrombus • Splenic infarction ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
underlying liver disease ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Hepatitis Procedures Management ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis