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Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... dose dependent injury ... ongoing ↑ LFTs or symptoms ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #gastroenterology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... : • Triad of symptoms ... urine • Other symptoms ... #Management #causes
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Direct muscle injury ... Risk of muscle injury ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... toxicity #myopathy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
anaerobic metabolism Diagnosis ... and acute kidney injury ... also includes symptoms ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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caustic mucosal injury ... post-ingestion) - Symptom ... caustic bowel injury ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
onto the hand Symptoms ... Management: - ... recommended if injury ... Hand #Metacarpal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Referral
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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- Symptoms of ... pattern of liver injury ... , AIH diagnosis ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... #Management #Hepatology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
severe topical injury ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... retrosternal chest pain Diagnosis ... Esophageal #Necrosis #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... , Sjogrens Diagnosis ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... prevent corneal injury
Medical Management of Riot-Control Agents AKA Tear Gas - 
Decontamination:
1) Remove clothing by cutting off, don't
Medical Management ... water/saline Management ... concern for lung injury ... treatment #toxicology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms