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Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
diagnosis for pyogenic ... Most are pyogenic ... Bacterial • Pyogenic ... Liver Abscess • Hepatic ... liver #abscess #hepatic
Hepatic Abscess: Microbiology
Common Pathogens: E. Coli, K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
Rare pathogens that can cause
Hepatic Abscess: ... Streptococcus pyogenes ... pathogens that can cause ... hepatic abscesses ... #differential #causes
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Solid: • Benign: Hepatic ... SCC Infectious: Pyogenic
Regulation of GFR
Physiologically, GFR is auto-regulated very precisely with changes in the mean arterial pressure (MAP)
auto-regulation include: myogenic ... - Myogenic mechanisms ... Neuro-hormonal feedback #Pathophysiology
Hepatic Portal Venous System Drainage Anatomy
1) Most of the blood from abdominal organs goes into the
Hepatic Portal Venous ... goes into the hepatic ... capillaries of hepatic ... IVC using the hepatic ... System #Anatomy #Pathophysiology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
that although hepatic ... also many non-hepatic ... causes. ... = Non hepatic ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology
Budd Chiari Syndrome
Hepatic vein obstruction. Can be caused by thrombosis or sometimes a tumour. Can lead
Chiari Syndrome Hepatic ... Can be caused by ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
hepatorenal syndrome Clues ... g/dl (suggest hepatic ... • Preserved hepatic ... : • Cardiac causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
depending on the cause ... Mycobacterium, Pyogenic ... #Differential #Causes
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • Pyogenic ... • Right hepatic ... • Pyogenic abscesses ... the bacterial cases ... • Pyogenic Abscess