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Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... Liver Disease - Alcohol ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... table #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Management Summary ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... * Bloating not required ... for diagnosis Treatment ... gastroenterology #treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
and Management Summary ... • Treatment is ... with evidence of acquired ... #Management #Summary ... #treatment #hematology
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
inhibitors and SGLT2 deficiency ... mutation • Alcohol ... hypoxia (e.g. shock ... , dying gut/limb ... Metabolic #Acidosis #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Workup Summary ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... * Bloating not required ... Forget to Rule Out ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Purtilo (XLP) Acquired ... Cellular immune deficiency ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
->treatments include ... malignancy, or thiamine deficiency ... before beginning treatment ... effect - Thiamine deficiency ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... • Weight loss, alcohol ... treatment; consider ... #treatment #rheumatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management Summary ... exclusion: always rule out ... Constipation, Alcohol ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
dysfunction (16%) • Shock ... thrombopoietin deficiency ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology