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Hepatic Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
MRI - Differential ... Out-of-phase, DWI, ADC ... #diagnosis #liver ... #hepatology #radiology ... #mass
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
 •
Liver Mass Differential ... Solid: • Benign: Hepatic ... Cystadenocarcinoma, Primary SCC Infectious ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... +++ (Plt, Hb), Hepatic ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Assessment) • Muscle mass ... maintaining muscle mass ... prevent or treat hepatic ... Cirrhosis #diet #management ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... Complications: MAS ... splenomegaly • Hepatic ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... malignancies, Hepatic ... fungal, viral infections
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... hypotension or septic ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC ... #hematology #pathophysiology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Caused by liver ... Precipitants: Infection ... building muscle mass
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
malignancy Pathophysiology ... GH stimulates liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... ACTH) 2/2 adenoma mass ... #Endocrinology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
(often termed MAS-HLH ... - Elevated liver ... Pathophysiology ... of NK cells and CD8 ... #Hematology #HemeOnc