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Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Hypertension - Hepatic ... disease • Acute liver ... failure • Primary biliary ... • Sinusoidal obstruction ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Clinical Examination ... for Liver and Biliary ... Flapping tremor (hepatic ... Aspiration of ascitic ... fluid, Dilated abdominal
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... of portal HTN: ascites ... outflow obstruction ... pregnancy • Primary biliary ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
disease, Hepatic ... obstruction, Primary ... biliary cholangitis ... disorder (e.g. ascites ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
ultrasound: A concerning ... of air in the hepatic ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ POCUS

Adult male-RUQ abd pain.VSS/Afeb. WBC-16.8K. Obstructive pattern on hepatic panel with normal
Obstructive pattern ... on hepatic panel ... Mirizzi #Syndrome #Liver ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Gallstone #Clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
intra- and extra-hepatic ... to multi-focal biliary ... colorectal and hepato-biliary ... remain subject to clinical ... management #summary #Hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
/or suspicious clinical ... include extrahepatic biliary ... obstruction due ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Cystic Duct Stone on Biliary POCUS

Not your average gall stone. This stone is lodged in the
Duct Stone on Biliary ... syndrome, a common hepatic ... duct obstruction ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #abdominal #clinical