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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... age • Monitor and ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... #workup #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
detect pleural and ... effusions, enlarged abdominal ... liver lesions – ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Focused #Assessment #Ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
POCUS Nice pick ... up with a POCUS ... Leaking AAA is hard ... to diagnose through ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
) on Long Axis POCUS ... color. >3cm is diagnostic ... risk of rupture and ... #Long #POCUS #Aorta ... #clinical #ultrasound
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
capillarization and ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Aka ... Matherly @liverprof #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #SAAG ... Interpretation #Differential
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
department - Mnemonic and ... Differential ... A - Abdominal aortic ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Assessment
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... abdominal mass ... • Should be on differential ... Pathophysiology: ... compression of AAA