11 results
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... Hepatic Uptake • Sepsis ... • Gilbert's Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology ... #bilirubinemia
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
Elevated Transaminases ... Transaminitis - Differential ... • Congenital: HELLP ... Transaminitis #Elevated ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Syndrome and Acute ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Three syndromes ... (Hemolysis, Elevated ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... Pregnancy - AFLP, HELLP ... Drugs • TPN • Sepsis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Pregnancy Three syndromes ... coagulation defects. 1) HELLP ... (Hemolysis, Elevated ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... - Bacterial: Sepsis ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... - Pregnancy: HELLP ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Function Tests - Differential ... Pregnancy - AFLP, HELLP ... Drugs, Infection, Sepsis ... kwburak #LFTs #Elevated ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Mild jaundice, Elevated ... Syndrome (Hemolysis ... , Elevated Liver ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... hepatitis #comparison #differential
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... biliary obstruction, HELLP ... Syndrome, Celiac ... • Infectious: Sepsis ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... if WBC > 5 or elevated ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection (sepsis ... Differentiation #Syndrome