28 results
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
 •
Complications — dumping syndrome ... bariatric surgery • Long ... preserved less dumping syndrome ... and Hepatology ... #bypass #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... disease, liver ... Brain Failure Lung ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Diseases of the lung ... Patients with liver ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome ... #HPS #hepatology
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
• Adjustable Gastric ... • Roux-en-Y Gastric ... Surgery: • Dumping Syndrome ... Gallstones • Liver ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
CA, small cell lung ... Trauma: Shock liver ... Vascular: Budd-chiari syndrome ... Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Myelodysplastic syndrome ... - Thalassemia, Liver ... diseases, Bleeding gastric ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... #differential #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... syndromes Clinical ... rash) • Heart, lung ... hypersensitivity syndromes ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... Most common - gastric ... Low serum IgG level ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Breast Leukemia Lung ... perforation (e.g., gastric ... infarction (Dressler syndrome ... Postpericardiotomy syndrorne ... Scleroderma Sjögren syndrome
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... Kidney Stones: • Gastric ... Liver Disease in ... and Hepatology ... Complications #gastric