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Budd Chiari Syndrome
Hepatic vein obstruction. Can be caused by thrombosis or sometimes a tumour. Can lead
Chiari Syndrome Hepatic ... Can be caused by ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Causes
Hepatic Abscess: Microbiology
Common Pathogens: E. Coli, K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
Rare pathogens that can cause
Hepatic Abscess: ... pathogens that can cause ... hepatic abscesses ... , Fasciola #Hepatic ... #differential #causes
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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inhibitors Other causes ... deficiency - Heparin ... / LMW heparin ... #differential #causes
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... (e.g. heparin contamination ... thrombin inhibitors, heparin ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
hepatorenal syndrome Clues ... g/dl (suggest hepatic ... • Preserved hepatic ... : • Cardiac causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
Neonatal Jaundice Causes ... load (i.e., pre-hepatic ... conjugation (i.e., hepatic ... excretion (i.e., post-hepatic
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
that although hepatic ... causes (namely, ... also many non-hepatic ... causes. ... = Non hepatic
Drugs causing hyperkalemia
 • Impaired release of renin: NSAIDs, Beta blockers, Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes, Elderly
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Adrenal disease, Heparin ... #medications #causes
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Algorithm Pre-Hepatic ... Hematoma Decreased Hepatic ... Syndromes (l and II) Hepatic ... Johnson Post-Hepatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... unfractionated heparin ... Pre-analytical cause ... e.g. heparin ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes