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Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Contracted gall bladder in ... heart failure, Liver ... Acute & chronic cholecystitis ... #radiology #POCUS
Cholecystitis on Abdominal POCUS 

Stone in Neck (SIN), sludge, & wall thickening ARE present, and all
Abdominal POCUS ... (SIN), sludge, ... associated comet tails, caused ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #gallbladder
rather easy case : 74 yrs old patient, febrile epigastric pain. Gallblader with tiny lithiasis, sludge,
rather easy case ... Gallblader with ... Diagnosis of cholecystitis ... PhilippeLeConte #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cholecystitis
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
and Pregnancy - TTP ... child * Severe cases ... plasma exchange 2) TTP ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Three syndromes in ... child * Severe cases ... of child 3) TTP ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease - DIC/TTP ... deficiency • Liver ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... Refractory ITP, ... #hematology
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
In liver, 80% of ... bile canaliculi (ATP-dependent ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #LFTs
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperviscosity, TTP ... Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #vascular