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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Childhood Immunization ... URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... dysphagia • Pertussis ... discharge #Childhood
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... mellitus/DKA - Liver ... gluconeogenesis Liver
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... heart failure, Liver ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... anterior to the liver ... as shown in the case ... worry about rare case ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver ... Most cases diagnosed ... during childhood ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
• Person who lives ... Nausea/ vomiting ... and no apparent focus ... Liver enlargement ... involvement, such as liver
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
middle to late childhood ... disease • Liver ... DDX - Other causes
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
variety of other causes ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... Laceration on POCUS ... Liver laceration ... towards cardiac causes ... Laceration #cpr #POCUS