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Alcoholic Hepatitis Treatment Algorithm

#Alcoholic #Hepatitis #Treatment #Algorithm #Management #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... Treatment Algorithm ... #Alcoholic # ... Hepatitis #Treatment ... Algorithm #Management #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... HSV • Toxic: Alcohol ... Hepatic Artery: Shock ... Medication, Pregnancy, Alcoholic ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... Lactic acidosis • Shock ... • Starvation/alcoholic ... Ketosis Toxic alcohol ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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• NAFLD • Alcohol ... Ducts • PSC • Alcoholic ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
patients), "Hospital-acquired ... Non-megaloblastic: Alcohol ... independent of alcohol ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... Liver Disease - Alcohol ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... comparison #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
for HIV, HCV - Alcohol ... evaluation: not required ... patients if the cause ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... of Alcohol Use ... abdominal pain, nausea ... ) at the doses required ... psychaedelics #Alcohol
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... Causes of Tachypnea ... • Hypovolemic shock ... fluid loss) • Alcoholic
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... bradycardia • Sinus pauses ... Diabetes • Alcoholism ... steal syndrome - Alcohol ... Classification #Table #Causes