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Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Likelihood, Diagnosis and Management
 - HIT Suspected
 - Calculate 4T Score
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis and Management ... - Calculate 4T Score ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Factors: • SICU ... > MICU, ♀, ↑Age ... → Calculate 4T score ... • If 4T score ... #Treatment #Hematology
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ... deficiency • Autoimmune ... admission to the ICU ... #Purpura #management ... #hematology
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
diagnosis and initial management ... primarily on clinical assessment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT ... Heparin #Induced #Thrombocytopenia
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune ... >1.5, and both values ... Uncertain alcohol use assessment ... ., AST or >400 IU ... Hepatitis #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
Initial assessment ... NAFLD fibrosis score ... with values <1.3 ... algorithm #Referral #Management ... #Hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
: Pneumonia • Autoimmune ... specifically immune thrombocytopenia ... and autoimmune ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
find in an adult, it ... Malignancies ▪ Autoimmune ... Cytopenias (anemia, thrombocytopenia ... molecular diagnosis: HScore ... #Hematology #HemeOnc