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Table of Causes of Acute Liver Injury
#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Acute #Liver #Injury #Causes #Differential #Incidence #Table #Failure
Table of Causes ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #Acute #Liver # ... Injury #Causes # ... Differential #Incidence #Table
Drugs and Classes Associated with DILI and Type of Liver Injury

#Medications #Differential #DrugInduced #LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
Drugs and Classes ... DILI and Type of Liver ... #LiverInjury #Hepatology ... #Pharmacology # ... Causes #DILI
Coagulation Cascade and Anticoagulant Sites of Action

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc https://twitter.com/AmyChung

#AntiCoagulation #Cascade #Anticoagulants #Medications #Pharmacology
Anticoagulant Sites of Action ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology ... Mechanisms #DOAC #Hematology
Lactulose: Mechanism of Action in Hepatic Encephalopathy
Lactulose → ↑ Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid → ↓ pH
: Mechanism of Action ... #Lactulose #pharmacology ... mechanism #ammonia #hepatology ... #pathophysiology
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
common direct-acting ... DAAs #Antivirals #table ... infectiousdisease #hepatology ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... without other cause ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... - Mechanism of Action ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Anaphylaxis, Hay fever ... types #allergy #table
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
Indications and Pharmacology ... • Duration of Action ... : Urine Common Uses ... #Indications #Pharmacology ... #hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... : • Liver disease ... Intravascular Causes ... • Transfusion reactions ... classification #hematology
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... Mechanisms of Action ... agent • Does not cause ... m2 • Severe liver ... #Metformin #Pharmacology