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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... #pbc #psc #hepatology ... #comparison
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Disorders: • Chronic myeloid ... translocation • Acute myeloid ... Irradiation • Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #causes #hematology
Erythema Migrans on Skin of Different Colors.

#Erythema #Migrans #clinical #photo #dermatology #comparison #brownskin #LymeDisease
Erythema Migrans on Skin ... Migrans #clinical #photo ... #dermatology #comparison
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
dL) 1 Liver (cirrhosis ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... AFib #Diagnosis #Hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... Examination: • Skin ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... infection Cirrhosis ... Vibrio #Vulnificus #skin ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... legs #clinical #photo
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
eosinophilia, skin ... Full-thickness skin ... setting of multiple myeloma ... Differential #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
arterial thrombosis, skin ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... exposure (prevent skin ... Management #Treatment #Hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Alpha & Mu) Skin ... POEMS (Sclerotic myeloma ... POEMS (Sclerotic myeloma ... thrombosis+Pulm HTN+skin ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology