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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
blood or exchange transfusion ... progressing to acute liver ... Supportive, exchange transfusion ... Liver transplant ... hepatology #hepatitis #differential
Shock Classification Types - Comparison Table
JVP, IVC on Ultrasound, Passive Leg Raise, Temperature of extremities, LV
Classification Types - Comparison ... Table JVP, IVC on Ultrasound ... , Passive Leg Raise ... LV Function on Ultrasound ... #Shock #Types #Comparison
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... 5 mg/dL unless massive ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... , Metastasis #Liver ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
shortly following a transfusion ... challenging to differentiate ... #Diagnosis #Transfusion ... #TRALI #TACO #Comparison
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
Budd-Chiari syndrome, Massive ... liver metastases ... gradient #hepatology #differential
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Megaloblastic anemia, Liver ... Hemolytic anemia, Post transfusion ... - Thalassemia, Liver ... Renal diseases, Liver ... key #diagnosis #differential
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... AIHA, Cold AIHA, Transfusion ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... #Hemolysis #Differential
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... failure (chronic passive ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... Extrinsic Causes: • Liver ... prosthetic valve • Transfusion ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential