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Learning about thromboelastography (TEG).
- Tom Fadial
@thame

#Diagnosis #Hematology #Coagulation #Pharmacology #Thromboelastogram #TEG #Interpretation #Thromboelastography #Laboratory
#Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Coagulation #Pharmacology ... Thromboelastography #Laboratory
Drugs and Classes Associated with DILI and Type of Liver Injury

#Medications #Differential #DrugInduced #LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
DILI and Type of Liver ... #LiverInjury #Hepatology ... #Pharmacology #
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
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
infection vs "Low level ... serology #diagnosis #hepatology ... interpreation #testing #laboratory
Antibiotic Therapy for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis  (SBP)

- Standard therapy 
- Uncomplicated SBp• 
- Nosocomial SBP
hypersensitivity - Advanced liver ... Antibiotic #Regimen #Pharmacology ... #Hepatology
Hepatic Masses on CT - Differential Diagnosis by CT Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
differential #diagnosis #liver ... #hepatology #radiology
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
state (low HBV DNA level ... (high HBV DNA level ... Interpretation #diagnosis #laboratory ... #hepatology
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
30mm length) • Fever ... Diagnosis #criteria #hematology ... #oncology
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
inhibitor • Liver ... Thromboplastin #laboratory ... #hematology #diagnosis
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... nucleotidase - Liver ... LouLectures #Liver ... #Tests #LFTs #Laboratory ... Interpretation #diagnosis #hepatology