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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... reflection on the differential ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical ... #air
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
imaging: Normal ... • Histology: Normal-mild ... imaging: Hepatic ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
cases - Dynamic air ... bilateral B-lines - Normal ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Pearl: When lung looks like liver, it's never a good
Air Bronchograms ... in Pneumonia on Lung ... looks like liver ... CXR in video for comparison ... Ultrasound #clinical #pocus
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Injury: • Hepatic ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... CA, small cell lung ... function may be abnormal
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... Ultrasound #Contrast #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
on POCUS Elderly ... POCUS Liver TRV ... tends to have air ... centrally within liver ... considered within differential
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... RBCs, muscle, liver ... upon damage • Normal ... Pneumonia • Other lung ... injuries Hepatic
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Endocarditis • Hepatic ... Brucellosis • Liver ... or lung abscess ... Fever #Patterns #Differential