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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... • IVC Obstruction ... • SVC Obstruction ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #hepatology #cirrhosis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
• Chills • Abdominal ... pain Diagnosis ... stain/culture Management ... Peritonitis #SBP #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... Non-peristalsing (6) Dilated ... #Appendicitis #Abdominal ... Appendix #Clinical #POCUS
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Distended neck veins, dilated ... IVC - Cardiac ... Flat, collapsible IVC
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
and Management ... • Rome IV Criteria ... - Recurrent abdominal ... Related to defecation ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Abdominal pain; ... (PAS, PCR, or IHC ... (PAS, PCR, or IHC ... #algorithm #management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis ... Rome IV Criteria ... - Recurrent abdominal ... Related to defecation ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... portal vein and IVC ... hypersplenism and related ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Venous Phase and Delayed ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... table #appearance #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology