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Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance ... #hepatology
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Wall Thickening - Differential ... Diagnosis • Physiologic ... heart failure, Liver ... cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
presence of metabolic syndrome ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Elevation of ALP • Near ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
#Contrast #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance ... #hepatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... initiation • Differential ... Differentiation #Syndrome ... #management #hematology ... #oncology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... heart (2-5%), liver ... #Management #Signs
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behcet disease) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Genital ... Giant retinal tears ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology