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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Family history, ultrasound ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Causes
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Causes #Hematology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Wall Thickening - Differential ... Diagnosis • Physiologic ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Worse outcomes in CKD ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... #causes #cardiology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... #Contrast #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... sources within abdominal ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology