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Hepatic hydatid cyst: water lily sign

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Hepatic #hydatid #cyst #WaterLily #sign #liver #ultrasound
Hepatic hydatid ... cyst: water lily ... #cyst #WaterLily ... #sign #liver #ultrasound ... abdominal #clinical #pocus
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Elevated Liver Function ... Tests (LFTs) - ... : • Genetic/Metabolic ... Function #Tests #LFTs ... Diagnosis #hepatology #transaminitis
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry ... and Bilirubin Metabolism ... Rest cytoplasmic (CAST ... #Chemistry #Tests ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #LFTs
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... NASH, Genetic / Metabolic ... #Patterns #Liver ... Injury #hepatology #LFTs ... #transaminitis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Interpretation of LFTs ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... differential #Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
Hepatic echinococcal cyst  in a young patient with congenital heart disease  randomly picked up
Hepatic echinococcal cyst ... #echinococcal #cyst ... #hydatid #liver ... ultrasound #clinical #pocus
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound

52-yo female with hypotension after blunt abdominal trauma from fall
Ruptured Hepatic Hyatid ... Cyst on RUQ Ultrasound ... Confirmed hyatid ... RUQ #Abdominal #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Liver
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
CCP antibody • Chemistry ... profile, including liver ... function tests (LFTs ... Thyroid testing • Chemistry ... protein) to exclude metabolic