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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... vein. ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... Schistosomiasis • Veno-occlusive ... #Hypertension #Differential ... #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... Lesions #Hepatic #Ultrasound ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... table #appearance #hepatology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Abdominal Ultrasound ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... #Hematology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... vein thrombosis ... post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... #hepatology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... A-Lines - Deep Vein ... #differential # ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... syndrome - Veno-occlusive ... Portal vein occlusion ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
arterial phase, Portal ... phase DDx: Venous ... #Contrast #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... table #appearance #hepatology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... vein (from sources ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology