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High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart ... Failure - Pathophysiology ... Acquired (e.g., iHD) Cirrhosis ... Metabolism Severe Anemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Poisoning • Anemia ... of Chronic Disease ... Infection) High ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
iron deficiency anemia ... Hyperdynamic circulation/High ... Beriberi - Cirrhosis ... disorders - Chronic ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Differential Diagnosis Chronic ... liver disease (cirrhosis ... or chronic hepatitis ... Chlamydia (*Fitz-Hugh-Curtis ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
of chronic inflammation ... of chronic kidney ... of chronic inflammation ... " High MCV - >96fL ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Mechanisms Driving Increased Thrombosis and Bleeding in Liver Disease
Increased Thrombosis 
Increased Platelet-Vesset Wall Interaction 
 •
Incr ADAMTS 13 High ... Bleeding #Clot #Cirrhosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #Hepatology #Liver
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
iron deficiency anemia ... Hyperdynamic circulation/High ... - Obesity - Cirrhosis ... disorders - Chronic ... #causes #cardiology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... treat the pts with chronic ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... immunosuppressive therapy is high ... Management #Treatment #Hepatology
Anemia of Chronic Disease - Pathophysiology
One theory to explain why "anemia of chronic disease" exists:
The inflammatory
Anemia of Chronic ... Disease - Pathophysiology ... #anemia #chronic ... #disease #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
Ventricle Pre-TAVR: High ... hypertrophy and chronic ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #treatment