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THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
suspicion of severe disease ... Non-accidental Injury ... splenomegaly, abnormal neurology ... - Sickle cell disease ... #Limping #NWB #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
of Acute Liver Injury ... CHF • Hepatic Artery ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Liver #Injury ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alcohol-related liver disease ... biopsy if: • Negative ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hepatology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
dose dependent injury ... symptoms of liver disease ... 6-9 mo after DILI ... gastroenterology #algorithm ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Venoocclusive disease ... • Hepatic artery ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Suggested diagnostic algorithm where clinical suspicion for renal artery stenosis exists
Suspicion of fibromuscular disease - Suspicion
Suggested diagnostic algorithm ... suspicion for renal artery ... fibromuscular disease ... #renal #artery ... #workup #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... patients with a negative ... or acute kidney injury ... Vascular: Renal artery ... Renal parenchymal disease
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
etiology found after ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... factors: - Serology ... exists Infectious Diseases ... #differential #workup
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... to local skin injury ... ) • Neurologic ... infarction, coronary artery ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology