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Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Budd-Chiari Syndrome ... Cholangitis • Abscess ... Inflammatory • Alcoholic ... #Causes #Hepatology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastrectomy, WHDA syndrome ... Tropical sprue, IBD, Bypass ... Low iron diet, Alcoholism ... #ferritin #hematology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Subphrenic abscess ... Effusion #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
Liver Abscess and ... Diagnosis Most ... AnnKumfer #Liver #Abscess ... Diagnosis #hepatology ... #management
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... deficiencies) Dumping Syndrome ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #differential
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... cholecystitis, subphrenic abscess ... , perinephric abscess ... pyogenic #liver #abscess ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... echocardiography - Assess ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hepatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
arsenic compounds, alcohol ... contain rings of excess ... with excess blasts ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... - Compartment syndrome ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol