Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 β€’ Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Acute sickle cell hepatic ... crisis Acute Hepatic ... Liver transplant ... hepatology #hepatitis #differential ... #diagnosis
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic ... liver disease ( ... Disease, Fulminant Hepatic ... #Differential #
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Portal ... of portal HTN: ascites ... portal HTN: β€’ Ascites ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 β€’ Portal vein thrombosis
 β€’ Splenic
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertension - Hepatic ... disease β€’ Acute liver ... #Differential #
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Quadrant Pain Liver ... Medications), Hepatic ... Subdiaphragmatic abscess #RUQ ... #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 β€’ Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
Diagnosis High ... - Massive liver ... - Fulminant hepatic ... failure - Hepatic ... - Acute fatty liver
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 β€’ Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products β†’
develops (DIC, ascites ... Antithrombin Ill β€’ Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ... ultrasound - ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
POCUS Liver TRV ... Diagnosis? ... considered within differential ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #RUQ
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