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Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Chronic SVC Stenosis ... What is the cause ... imaging showed chronic ... stenosis of his ... #obstruction #abdominal
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
for alternative causes ... malignant biliary obstruction ... dechallenge • Acute or chronic ... e.g. ascites), Chronic ... Microvesicular steatosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... , Renal Artery Stenosis ... , Abdominal Compartment ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... genitourinary causes ... Gastritis: H. pylori ... • Intestinal obstruction
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Valvular • Stenosis ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... Gastric/Duodenal Obstruction ... • Pyloric Stenosis ... Gastrointestinal - Chronic ... Gastrointestinal - Chronic
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Intrahepatic - Obstruction ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... : > 3 • Chronic
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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caustic mucosal injury ... - Abdominal pain ... , nausea, vomiting ... necrosis Bowel Obstruction ... luminal scarring and stenosis
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
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Abdominal Distention ... Dilatation Other Causes ... Mechanical Obstruction ... Hypothyroidism Chronic ... Sclerosis, Spinal Injury
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
disease: Most common cause ... associated mitral stenosis ... Destruction of MV ... Age-related changes, chronic ... papillary muscle injury