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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 ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Hyperviscosity, TTP ... Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... coagulation and other causes ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Cholecystitis on Abdominal POCUS 

Stone in Neck (SIN), sludge, & wall thickening ARE present, and all
Cholecystitis on ... Abdominal POCUS ... associated comet tails, caused ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #gallbladder
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
disease - DIC/TTP ... Defects: • DIC, TTP ... deficiency • Liver ... • Septic emboli ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
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
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
In adults, this ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus #
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Laboratory Findings in ... • TMA’s (HUS/TTP ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treat primary cause
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... of infection (cholecystitis ... sources within abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
: 1) chronic liver ... abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... contrast-enhanced TTE ... cirrhosis #diagnosis #hepatology