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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
onset RUQ pain, jaundice ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology #hepatitis ... #differential #
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
- Seafood → Hepatitis ... → Hepatitis B, Hepatitis ... B, Hepatitis C, ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of Jaundice ... hepatocyte damage (eg, hepatitis ... postoperative jaundice ... neoplasms #Jaundice ... #unconjugated #differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... - HIV, herpes, hepatitis ... B, hepatitis C ... plague, anthrax • Jaundice ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
ophthalmicus • Keratitis ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
(DIC, ascites, jaundice ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
wound infections keratitis ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Pruritus, Mild jaundice ... hepatology #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections - Differential ... Adenovirus - Hepatitis ... muscle aches, jaundice ... Waterborne #Infections #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... bile ducts Differential ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis