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Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Areas of diagnostic ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... or minutes with vascular ... causes • Nystagmus ... positional episodes caused ... Méniére's disease
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Avascular necrosis ... common sites: hip, shoulder ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Dehydration • Vascular ... • Inflammatory disease ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Caused by intrapulmonary ... vascular dilation ... Should be performed ... no established medical ... #hepatology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Septic Emboli Cause ... valvular disease ... #management #cardiology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis ... cefotaxime) SBP: Medical ... prophylaxis - Best ... Upper Gl bleeding: Short-term ... #Management #hepatology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... 10%) • Otitis media ... Temporal arteritis should ... vision or black spots ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... screening for disease ... with established disease ... normal in mild cases ... #hematology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... initial screening test ... of liver disease ... hemochromatosis #algorithm #diagnosis ... #management #hepatology