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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology ... #Differential #
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... cardiac muscle, RBC, kidney ... cardiac muscle, kidneys ... injury #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Circulation Failure Kidney ... #gastroenterology
Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - AGA Clinical Practice Guideline

First Line Treatment for HCC with Preserved
for HCC with Preserved ... for Disease Progression ... #Management #Hepatology ... #Gastroenterology ... #oncology #Pharmacology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs R-value ... of cholestatic disease ... Alcoholic liver disease ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... dysfunction • PSC ... appendages • FMF ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... C4) • ds-DNA: Kidney ... induced SLE • Kidney
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... oxalate in the kidney ... Liver Disease in ... and Hepatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
: - Acute kidney ... - Concomitant diseases ... HCV, DILI, HCC, ... acute pancreatitis ... Management #Algorithm #hepatology