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Threshold for Initiating Exchange Transfusion by Risk Stratum. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Management
Threshold for Initiating ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neonatal ... #Jaundice #Hyperbilirubinemia ... Neurotoxicity #Thresholds
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... on Ultrasound Biliary ... Gallstones • Biliary ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Assess risk for developing subsequent neurotoxicity.

This will tell you: a) phototherapy or b) exchange transfusion

#Peds #Pediatrics
Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neonatal ... #Jaundice #Hyperbilirubinemia ... Neurotoxicity #Thresholds
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis - Diagnosis ... discomfort Signs: Jaundice ... #PBC #Primary #Biliary ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Risk Stratification for Developing Severe Hyperbilirubinemia. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

In general, babies at low-risk and
Peds #Pediatrics #Management ... #Neonatal #Jaundice ... Nomogram #RiskZones #Thresholds
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... No extrahepatic biliary ... Differential Diagnosis ... #workup #hepatology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... with AKI and/or jaundice ... Peritonitis #SBP #Diagnosis ... #Management #hepatology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Pancreatitis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... 90%) • Other: Jaundice ... • Imaging: US (biliary ... MRCP (necrosis, biliary
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
(DIC, ascites, jaundice ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
hemolytic anemia, jaundice ... Months-Years): ​• Miliar ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis ... #management #Bartonella