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Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
- Differential Diagnosis ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... radiolucent on x-ray ... Posterior Urethral valves ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs R-value ... Cholestasis / Obstructive ... - elevation Obstruction ... NT) - If both are ... #chemistry #diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Support - Critical care ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn ... #diagnosis #management
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
referral to secondary care ... Areas of diagnostic ... referral to secondary care ... extrahepatic biliary obstruction ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound
Antenatal / Prenatal Care Schedule 
At Every Visit: Weight, Blood pressure, Psychosocial screening, Counseling re. Indications
Antenatal / Prenatal Care ... • ± Prenatal diagnosis ... - Chorionic villus ... #Schedule #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Live Ectopic Pregnancy ... (see below for diagnosis ... re-confirm you are ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound ... POCUS #clinical #obgyn
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
LFTs normal Diagnosed ... to help confirm diagnosis ... pt and with X-ray ... Medicine Point of Care ... Ultrasound @PittIMPOCUS
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
epistaxis, and nasal obstruction ... X-Ray Imaging ... common - GI tract, liver ... Diagnosis? ... EMD myeloma Diagnostic