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Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
administration, evaluation ... deficiency • Liver ... the PTT suggests liver ... The appropriate evaluations ... Acquired: • Liver
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Congenital • Factor ... Deficiency • Factor ... Iatrogenic) • Liver
Mechanisms Driving Increased Thrombosis and Bleeding in Liver Disease
Increased Thrombosis 
Increased Platelet-Vesset Wall Interaction 
 •
Thrombosis and Bleeding ... in Liver Disease ... von Willebrand factor ... Generation • Incr Factor ... #Thrombosis #Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Bleed - Management Algorithm ... Disease Consult ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... • Variceal Bleeding ... GAVE (idiopathic, liver
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Consumption of Clotting Factors ... Reduced levels of factors ... Exposure → Tissue factor ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Disease: - Impaired
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 80-100 fL) • Bleeding ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Reticulocytosis • Liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- History of bleeding ... SOAP) - Risks factor ... disease, decrease ... disease), HBsAg ... - Bone marrow evaluation
Causes of Abnormal Genital Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
 • Medical (e.g. coagulopathy, liver disease, renal
Abnormal Genital Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... coagulopathy, liver ... disease, renal ... disease) • Drugs
Risk Factors Associated with Visceral Artery Aneurysms 
 - Atherosclerosis 
 - Pregnancy 
 - Portal
Risk Factors Associated ... hypertension - Liver ... Osler-Weber-Rendu disease ... - Kawasaki disease ... infection #RiskFactors
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... indicate the initial evaluation ... history alongside evaluation ... disease; AST, aspartate ... disease; T2DM,