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Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Clinical Examination ... for Liver and Biliary ... Wilson's disease 3) ... , Palpable gallbladder ... #disease #signs
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... of portal HTN: ascites ... (SAAG>I.I), esophageal ... metastasis • Fatty ... • Primary biliary
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
without warning signs ... • Person who lives ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... accumulation (ascites
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... was placed on 3 ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver ... Most commonly caused