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Hepatitis B Phases and Treatment
Phase 1 - HBeAg+ Chronic Infection
Phase 2 - HBeAg+ Chronic Hepatitis
Phase 3
Hepatitis B Phases and Treatment ... HepatitisB #HBV #HepBV ... #Phases #Treatment ... #Management #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... Indications Treatment ... #HepatitisB #HepBV ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... Clinical Presentation ... phase: Peripheral smear ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... Diagnosis and Management ... absent the risk of reactivation ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... • Peripheral smear ... immunophenotype Clinical ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... excessive macrophage activation ... Ferritin >500 ng/mL ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Activation of CD8 ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... 5000 to 10,000 ng/mL ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Phases of chronic HBV infection according to revised and classical definitions
Phase 1: HBeAg+ chronic infection (old
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