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Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology

 - Neonatal Transmission -> Direct contact of patient mucosa with mother's infected mucosa while
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology ... Transmission -> Direct ... patient mucosa via indirect ... antibodies and causes ... #Gonorrhea #Pathophysiology
Drug-Induced Liver Injury - Pathophysiology
Indirect
Idiosyncratic
Direct

BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#DILI #DrugInduced #Liver #Injury #Pathophysiology #hepatology
Liver Injury - Pathophysiology ... Indirect Idiosyncratic ... Direct BWH ... Liver #Injury #Pathophysiology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Hyperbilirubinemia 
Direct = Conjugated
Indirect = Unconjugated

#Diagnosis #Jaundice #Hyperbilirubinemia #Differential #Algorithm #Direct
Hyperbilirubinemia Direct ... = Conjugated Indirect ... Differential #Algorithm #Direct ... #Indirect #Conjugated
Coombs Test - Direct vs Indirect

#Diagnosis #Testing #Coombs #Direct #Indirect #Hemolytic #Anemia
Coombs Test - Direct ... vs Indirect # ... Testing #Coombs #Direct ... #Indirect #Hemolytic
Biochemistry and Metabolism of Bilirubin
Hemolysis → Hemoglobin → Heme → Biliverdin → Unconjugated Bilirubin (a.k.a. "indirect
"indirect bilirubin ... Unconjugated and "indirect ... conjugated and "direct ... Biochemistry #Metabolism #pathophysiology
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Unconjugated (Indirect ... - Conjugated (Direct
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... Drugs: Direct or ... indirect inhibitory ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
haptoglobin ↑ indirect ... autoantibodies: positive direct ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause
Differences between direct, indirect, and femoral hernia 

#Differential; #Surgery; #Hernia; #InguinalHernia

Image Source:De Virgilio, C., Grigorian, A.,
Differences between direct ... , indirect, and ... Surgery: A case
Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... and Causes - ... #Jaundice #Pathophysiology ... #Unconjugated #Causes