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Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Hyperbilirubinemia 
Direct = Conjugated
Indirect = Unconjugated

#Diagnosis #Jaundice #Hyperbilirubinemia #Differential #Algorithm #Direct
Hyperbilirubinemia Direct ... = Conjugated Indirect ... Differential #Algorithm #Direct ... #Indirect #Conjugated
Coombs Test - Direct vs Indirect

#Diagnosis #Testing #Coombs #Direct #Indirect #Hemolytic #Anemia
Coombs Test - Direct ... vs Indirect # ... Testing #Coombs #Direct ... #Indirect #Hemolytic
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... Drugs: Direct or ... drugs (e.g. direct ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Unconjugated (Indirect ... - Conjugated (Direct
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
haptoglobin ↑ indirect ... autoantibodies: positive direct ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Pre-analytical cause ... Direct or indirect ... inhibitory drugs e.g. direct ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
T’s Mnemonic - Causes ... Cardiac #Arrest #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #acls
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... cause quadriplegia ... > Inflammation causes ... Transmitted by direct
Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy In-Hospital ACLS Algorithm
Potential Etiology of Maternal Cardiac Arrest:
A - Anesthetic complications
B -
Pregnancy In-Hospital ACLS ... General nonobstetric causes ... Arrest #Algorithm #ACLS
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Coronary) #HsTs #acls