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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Clinical • Fever ... • Chills • Abdominal ... stain/culture Management ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... gastroenterology #algorithm ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Diagnosis Algorithm ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #Liver ... #Enzymes #Differential
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis ... and Management ... : cell count + differential ... ULN • Protein: level ... #Hepatology #SAAG
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound # ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Immunocompromised Host - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neisseria spp ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... S.aureus • Strep spp ... sources within abdominal ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology