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Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Liver Mass Differential ... Cystadenoma, Polycystic liver ... Echinococcus #Liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #Radiology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Megaloblastic anemia, Liver ... - Thalassemia, Liver ... anemia • Sickle cells ... Renal diseases, Liver ... #differential #hematology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Care TRICC - NEJM ... - ICU FOCUS - NEJM ... UGIB TRISS - NEJM ... Blood saves lives ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Hepatic Masses on CT - Differential Diagnosis by CT Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
differential #diagnosis #liver ... #hepatology #radiology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
vasculitis • Hematologic ... criteria for 1) hematologic ... hematopoietic stem cells ... blood myeloid cells ... NEJM Review: https
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry ... ALT: • AST: liver ... In liver, 80% of ... within bile duct cells ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology
Hepatic Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
differential #diagnosis #liver ... #hepatology #radiology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Macrocytosis, Target Cells ... WBCs - Normal Liver ... Deficiency - Abnormal Liver ... Tests • Liver ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Identify Acute Liver ... - Specific to liver ... intestines, White blood cells ... #differential #Hepatology
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
acanthocytes (or spur cells ... Spur cells acquire ... definitively treated by liver ... candidate for liver ... #NEJM #clinical