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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
more specific for hepatic ... value = (ALT + ULN ... phosphatase + ULN ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Liver #Lesions #Hepatic ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... present) • Pulmonary ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... reflection on the differential ... of air in the hepatic ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus #
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... Xray and POCUS ... POCUS: Dynamic air ... #CXR #Comparison ... Clinical #Lung #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Diaphragmatic: • Hepatic ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... #Differential # ... Diagram #Comparison
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... 's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism ... RJonesSonoEM #Pulmonary
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
: <5 mg/dL • Hepatic ... imaging: Hepatic ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #