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Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... Indications Treatment ... ), normal ALT Treatment ... history of HCC Treatment ... #management #hepatology
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
replication - Inactive HBV ... carrier state (low HBV ... replication (high HBV ... #HepatitisB #HBV ... diagnosis #laboratory #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
pts with chronic HBV ... Quant HBV DNA. ... , HIV, HCV. ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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• Infectious: HAV ... , HCV, HEV, EBV, ... HSV, CMV • Neoplasm ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
SCORTCH Congenital Infections Mnemonic
S - Syphilis
C - CMV
O - Other
R - Rubella
T - Toxoplasmosis
C - Chickenpox
Varicella) H - HSV ... , HIV, HTLV-1, HBV ... , HCV #SCORTCH
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Cancers Viruses: • HPV ... T-cell Leukemia • HIV ... cell carcinoma • HBV ... / HCV - Hepatocellular ... carcinoma • HHV
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Viral infections (HAV ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... EBV, CMV), Alcohol-related ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
borrelia, Rubeola, HBV ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... , HIV, HTLVI, Hantavirus ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
TB Viral: HSV ... , EBV, HIV, HepB ... Differential #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Spherocytes • Treatment ... disorder, Mycoplasma, HIV ... , EBV • Associated ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology