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Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Hair Loss (Alopecia ... scalp and facial hair ... universalis (all body hair ... • Congenital hair ... Diffuse #Focal #HairLoss
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... peripheral tracking of air ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... pocus #clinical #air
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Framework for Hair ... Localized / Focal Hair ... - Broken Hair ... #Hairloss
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Focal / Localized Hair ... • Discoid lupus ... Reversible - Broken Hair ... • Congenital hair ... abnormalities - Hair
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Diffuse Hair Loss ... Irreversible-biopsy required • Lupus ... scalp and facial hair ... universalis (all body hair ... stress #Diffuse #HairLoss
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Liver Enzymes - Differential ... • Drugs • AIH ... disease US — Normal ... Drugs • TPN • Sepsis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Function Tests - Differential ... Viral, Ischemia, AIH ... AST): • US - Normal ... Drugs, Infection, Sepsis ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic