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Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... detectable, high HBV ... undetectable, low HBV ... • HIV/HCV co-infection ... #management #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
pts with chronic HBV ... phases of chronic HBV ... Quant HBV DNA. ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
hepatitis C virus (HCV ... DAAs #Antivirals #table ... #treatment #hcv ... infectiousdisease #hepatology ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
- Differential Diagnosis ... etc) - Viral: HIV ... , HCV, EBV, CMV ... Parasitic: Malaria, babesia ... #Framework #hematology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Viral infections (HAV ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Spherocytes • Treatment ... disorder, Mycoplasma, HIV ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Thalassemia - Electrophoresis - Comparison Table
In this disorder it is the defective production of hemoglobin that
Electrophoresis - Comparison ... Table In this ... Hemoglobin E - MCV ... #Table #Hematology ... Electrophoresis #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Immunosuppression (e.g., HIV ... - Infections (HIV ... , EN, HTLV-1, HCV ... Tuberculosis • HIV ... #differential #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... borrelia, Rubeola, HBV ... , HIV, HTLVI, Hantavirus ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
Non-HCV infectious ... , causes and management ... neuropathy Treatment ... frequently related to HBV ... #Management