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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
of Sickle Cell Disease ... Supportive with treatment ... #SickleCell #Disease ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe ... Acute Liver Injury ... hepatitis - Wilson disease ... #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hepatology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... Veno-occlusive disease ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... Intestine - Other causes ... Most common symptoms ... - Bone symptoms ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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and symptoms of ... unresponsive to treatment ... • Elevated liver ... without discernable cause ... microscopic colitis Differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... Cogan syndrome • Acute ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
disease, decrease ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... disease), HBsAg ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Infectious: • Acute ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Hematology