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CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED ... for stroke risk and ... hypertension 1 A Abnormal ... Anticoagulation #AFib ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
factor activity (e.g ... clotting test (e.g ... Study #diagnosis #hematology ... #pathophysiology ... #hematology #laboratory
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... autoimmune disease (e.g ... specific ANAs (e.g ... Liver biopsy findings ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Increased Requirement (e.g ... Liver Function ... • Rule out B12 and ... Liver Function ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
of information (e.g ... biliary obstruction, Primary ... biliary cholangitis, Primary ... vascular disorder (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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inflammation (eg ... been reported (eg ... of Hepatitis (eg ... Histology Findings (eg ... #Hepatology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Nonspecific inhibitors e.g ... to one factor e.g ... inhibitory drugs e.g ... Nonspecific inhibitor e.g ... #differential #hematology
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Pre-analytical cause (e.g ... inhibitory drugs (e.g ... specific inhibitor (e.g ... • Reduced liver ... #differential #hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... or higher • Liver ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
: INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... function test, ANA (e.g ... bypass), LFT (liver ... unclear, or if a primary ... Causes #Workup #hematology