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Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Tomography (CT) - Arterial ... portal venous, T1 arterial ... - Early arterial ... Grayscale phase, Late arterial ... #comparison #table
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... lung disease Caused ... Microbubbles appear in left ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... other obvious causes ... lung disease, left ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
in RA pressure caused ... as a result of atrial ... by atrial contraction ... #tracing #diagnosis ... #pocus
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
- Early arterial ... Grayscale phase, Late arterial ... #Contrast #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... ’s • Reduced Arterial
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Features of Non-Bacterial ... cultures/serology: Serial ... Predilection for left-sided ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... only if no clear cause ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
- Differential Diagnosis ... Mediastinal mass, Left ... atrial size increase ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... the underlying cause
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... K+ in the ECF causes ... of the afferent arteriole ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology