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Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Diagnosis • Infectious ... : HAV, HCV, HEV, ... EBV, HSV, CMV ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
pts with chronic HBV ... phases of chronic HBV ... Quant HBV DNA. ... , HIV, HCV. ... the reservoir of HBV
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... TB Viral: HSV ... , EBV, HIV, HepB ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Dermatology
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
a patient with HIV ... • Keratitis (HSV ... Uveitis (Syphilis, HSV ... Posterior Segment: • HIV ... PORN*) (VZV > HSV
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
detectable, high HBV ... undetectable, low HBV ... • HIV/HCV co-infection ... ALT > 2xULN • HBV ... #Indications #management
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
for alternative causes ... Hepatocellular: Viral infections ... (HAV, HBV, HCV, ... HEV, EBV, CMV), ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #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 ... less commonly, infection ... #HepatitisB #HBV
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
procedures - Infection ... Risks factor for HIV ... , HCV - Alcohol ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... /HCV testing -
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... Syphilis • Viral: HSV ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
, Hepatitis C, HIV ... , Hepatitis C, HIV ... new partner → HSV ... , HIV, Hepatitis ... #Infections #differential