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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #causes #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... table #appearance #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... of air in the hepatic ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... features: Liver ... BrighamChiefs #Liver ... #differential #diagnosis
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
/ Liver Failure ... fold with acute liver ... hepatocytes; in chronic liver ... has exhausted liver ... #Diagnosis #Testing
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... arterial phase, Portal ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Ultrasound #Contrast #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis
Pneumobilia on Abdominal POCUS
S/P ERCP presenting with Reynolds' Pentad. Blood Cx grew GPC on Day1
Compare to
Blood Cx grew GPC ... Day1 Compare to portal ... Portal is Peripheral ... Pneumobilia #air #liver ... #clinical #hepatic
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
Hepatic Doppler ... still toward the liver ... Portal Doppler is ... IVC #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver ... management #treatment #hepatology
Hepatic Hydrothorax
 • Presents as right sided in 85% of cases
 • Fluid studies:
Hepatic Hydrothorax ... Pleural fluid/serum total ... TIPS, Liver transplant ... #Hydrothorax #diagnosis ... #hepatology #pulmonary