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Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... Indications Treatment ... • HIV/HCV co-infection ... infection with ... #management #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm • ... infections who ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Unknown cause Treatment ... of emergency, ICU ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary ... #rheumatology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... Algorithm Assess ... - Screen for infection ... diseases including HBV ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Related Acute Lung ... Presents as dyspnea ... 2,000,000,000, HBV ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Related Acute Lung ... Presents as dyspnea ... 2,000,000,000, HBV ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
infection • Family ... • Cough • Dyspnea ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management