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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
immediate, prior to ED arrival ... (delayed), TM rupture ... Electrocution #Electricity ... #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Hypereosinophilia (HE) Summary

 • Definition
 • When to Suspect?
 • A Partial Classification of Hypereosinophilia
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• A Partial Classification ... Hypereosinophilia • Diagnostic ... Hypereosinophilia #HE #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
HPS-differential diagnosis ... diaphragm HPS-diagnosis ... Alveolar-arterial ... HPS-severity classification ... Syndrome #HPS #hepatology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State Arterial ... risk actor for arterial ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Hepatic Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Modalities: T1, T2, Arterial ... Out-of-phase, DWI, ADC ... #differential #diagnosis ... #liver #hepatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Peripheral ... → Refer to hematology ... Glucocorticoids, IL-1B, ATRA ... #Algorithm #hematology
Cryoglobulinemia Classification Types

Type 1: Monoclonal IgM (rarely IgG/lgA)
 • Raynaud phenomenon, Digital ulcers/gangrene, Livedo reticularis, Hyperviscosity
Cryoglobulinemia Classification ... • Meltzer's triad ... Cryoglobulinemia #Classification ... #Types #hematology ... #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial ... blood gas (ABC) ... management #treatment #hepatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
• ↓ Effective arterial ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Classification: ... Diagnostic Support ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
characterized by a triad ... digital clubbing DIAGNOSIS ... Microbubbles elude capture ... Syndrome #cirrhosis #diagnosis ... #hepatology