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Thrombotic Microangiopathies - Primary Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis Table ... Toxin-Mediated HUS ... (ST-HUS) • Atypical ... HUS (aHUS) ... Microangiopathy #TMA #hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS ... Often hard to differentiate ... HemolyticUremicSyndrome #HUS ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... HBV and thus periodic ... HAV immunity; Liver ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
disease - DIC/TTP/HUS ... : • DIC, TTP/HUS ... deficiency • Liver ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Pregnancy - TTP/HUS ... and Acute Fatty Liver ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... - MAHA: TTP, HUS ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... #Hemolysis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... Extrinsic Causes: • Liver ... • MAHA: TTP, HUS ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... classification #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... disease: > 2 • NASH ... , Chronic viral ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
disease: > 2 • NASH ... , Chronic viral ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Has more rarely ... include: infections (HSV ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology