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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... Tests of synthetic function ... hemolysis) • ALP ... #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
country), thyroid function ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... not required in all ... hematologic disorder ... #Workup #hematology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
severe mobility/functional ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... • Elevation of urinary ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Abnormalities in primary ... Abnormal platelet function ... clotting factor function ... #Causes #dermatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Definition: • Functional ... • Caused by splanchnic ... • Tubular function ... HRS-AKI (formerly Type ... evaluation essential in all
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... box indicates all ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... disease; T2DM, type
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... ) Summary ALS: combination ... disrupt cellular function ... (1) limb-onset ALS ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL ... age • 75% of ALL ... Mature B-cell ALL ... thrombocytopenia, or functional ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Screening Tests for All ... Types of Inflammatory ... • Hepatitis B serology ... including liver function
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
decline in kidney function ... Reduced kidney function ... formation (e.g., AL ... Organized Deposits: AL ... Preserve kidney function