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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... procedures - Infection ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... #Workup #hematology
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
palm of his left hand ... dorsum of the hand ... vulnificus can cause ... including chronic liver ... #clinical #photo
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #hepatology
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Lives in an old ... Indiana University Infectious ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... age • Monitor and ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... disease • Infectious ... disease • Liver ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Erythema Annulare Centrifugum (EAC),
This is erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC), one of the “figurate erythemas.” These lesions
associations with infections ... systemic disease, and ... Centrifugum #EAC #clinical ... #photo #dermatology ... #skinrash
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... variety of other causes ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... fungal, viral infections ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential ... is biphasic • Clinical ... Meningitis - Liver ... , in rare cases, ... #Differential #