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Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Algorithm • ... HBV infections ... • Monitor: CBC ... Hbe-Ag. anti-Hbe, HIV ... #Hepatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... • CMV • HIV ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... complications of HIV ... - Systemic: Chronic ... #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... : • Acute or Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... for alternative causes ... Hepatocellular: Viral infections ... e.g. ascites), Chronic ... #hepatology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • HIV • EBV ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic ... #causes
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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reaction - Helminth infection ... aspergillosis - Viral infections ... (HIV, HTLVI) ... - Chronic inflammatory ... 3, DOCK8) - Chronic
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Diagnosis • Infectious ... : HAV, HCV, HEV, ... EBV, HSV, CMV ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
antivirals (DAAs) for chronic ... hepatitis C virus (HCV ... ) infection. ... infectiousdisease #hepatology ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
infection Immune ... Acute HBV Chronic ... HBV Resolved infection ... vs "Low level" chronic ... serology #diagnosis #hepatology