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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 ... Inflammatory: Chronic ... stenosis, Parasitic infection ... diagnosis #hepatology #gastroenterology
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Biliary Tract Diseases ... postoperative, chronic ... pancreatitis, Chronic ... #Indications #management ... #gastroenterology
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Perianal Crohn's Disease ... medical therapy • Chronic ... Perianal #Crohns #Disease ... IBD #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #management #treatment
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
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
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Rupture, Acute Infective ... Injury to Root Chronic ... Valve Dysfunction Chronic ... , Cogan's Disease ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Inflammatory, Infectious ... Inflammatory, Non-infectious ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
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
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Differential Diagnosis Biliary ... — PBC, PSC • Infection ... , celiac disease ... - Acquired • Chronic ... bowel resection Infectious
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... underlying liver disease ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology