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Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis Grading ... The cut-offs for grading ... Aortic #Stenosis #AorticStenosis ... #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
transvalvular gradient ... , inconsistent grading ... Aortic #Stenosis #AorticStenosis ... #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Grades of Hepatic Encephalopathy - West Haven Criteria
 • Grade 1 - Inattention, euphoria/anxiety, altered sleep
Encephalopathy - West Haven Criteria ... #WestHaven #Criteria ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Hypereosinophilia (HE) Summary

 • Definition
 • When to Suspect?
 • A Partial Classification of Hypereosinophilia
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• A Partial Classification ... Hypereosinophilia #HE #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient ... HPS-severity classification ... Syndrome #HPS #hepatology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Low Grade - Slow growing ... Intermediate - Faster growing ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... TIPS West Haven Criteria ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... #Classification ... #treatment #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
metabolic syndrome criteria ... aminotransferase; ARLD ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Grading
Grade I: Generally alert, but with sleep irregularities, Mild confusion, Mildly slowed speech,
Encephalopathy - Grading ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... symptoms #grades #classification ... #hepatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
IL-1 and IL-6, leading ... Histopathologic criteria ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology