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Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Likelihood, Diagnosis and Management
 - HIT Suspected
 - Calculate 4T Score
Heparin Induced ... - Calculate 4T Score ... - Start/Stop Heparin ... Results #HIT #Heparin ... #Management #Hematology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver Disease ... Esophageal Varices • Hepatic ... Complications #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #hepatology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Summary of Coagulation ... Medications - Heparin ... Advanced Liver Disease ... table #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Heparin Induced ... • IgG binds heparin-PF4 ... D/c all heparin ... • Start non-heparin ... of HIT #HIT #Heparin
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
and initial management ... primarily on clinical assessment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT ... #Heparin #Induced
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
(Child-Pugh score ... C) Assessment: ... prevent or treat hepatic ... Cirrhosis #diet #management ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
intra- and extra-hepatic ... asymptomatic at diagnosis ... management. ... #management #summary ... #Hepatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
dysfunction (25%) • Hepatic ... • Severe Liver Disease ... deficiency) • HIT: Heparin-PF4 ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+ Etiological Assessment ... +++ (Plt, Hb), Hepatic ... • Autoimmune diseases ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary ... but elevated as disease ... malignancies, Hepatic ... , IgG4 related disease ... #workup #hepatology