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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
+ Bleeding Treatment ... Treat primary cause ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... rule out other causes ... Initiate empiric treatment ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... liver disease, Hepatic ... presentation: Hepatic
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+++ (Plt, Hb), Hepatic ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... 100 mg/m2) : in case ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... out additional causes ... evaluation for other causes ... If other causes ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic
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 Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
Hepatic Masses on ... MRI Findings Masses ... Venous, Delayed, Hepato-Biliary ... CBarreraMD #Hepatic ... #Masses #MRI #differential
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
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... from the ulcer caused ... around 90% of cases ... around 90% of cases ... increased risk of hepatic
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