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Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... Liver Disease - Alcohol ... , Viral hepatitis ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... comparison #diagnosis #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... the secondary or acquired ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... MAS #Macrophage #Activation ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Hepatic artery: Shock ... VZV • Trauma: Shock ... PBC, PSC, IgG4, HLH ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... Multiorgan failure or shock ... prednisolone #Alcoholic ... #Hepatitis #Management ... #Algorithm #hepatology