10 results
NAFLD Activity Score (NAS)
0–3 for steatosis
0–3 for inflammation
0–2 for ballooning hepatocytes
NAS ≥5 is classified as definitive
NAFLD Activity Score ... definitive NASH ... a simple fatty liver ... disease doi: 10.3389 ... #diagnosis #hepatology
NAFLD Diagnosis Algorithm
Two-step diagnostic strategy for NAFLD
1st step: 
  - Clinical biomarkers, scoring systems- FIB4,
NAFLD Diagnosis ... inspection of liver ... NonAlcoholic #Fatty #Liver ... #Disease #NAFLD ... #hepatology #NASH
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • NASH, Chronic ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Onset Still's Disease ... salmon-colored in appearance ... /splenomegaly, liver ... mL Gf consider MAS ... #rheumatology #
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... a "wood-grain" appearance ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... • NASH, Chronic ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
Viral zoonotic disease ... Characteristic Rash ... • Fomites • Live ... adults Typically has ... #MPOX #Diagnosis
Monkeypox Skin Rash
30 yr F and her 6 yr daughter purchased 2 prairie dogs 10 days
Monkeypox Skin Rash ... dogs 10 days ago (pers ... Diagnosis? ... Monkeypox was first ... University Infectious Diseases
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Over the years: rash ... has itched only ... Diagnosis? ... Its appearance is ... University Infectious Diseases
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Liver Disease in ... beneficial for NAFLD ... hepatocellular failure has ... gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #differential