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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... 10-20x normal ... muscle 2-5x normal ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Blood Smear • ... Liver Function ... Liver Function ... Tests • Liver ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Peripheral blood eosinophils, Phase contrast microscopy, time lapse, 100x |Olympus CH30|

Carlos Martínez Figueroa @CarlosMartnezF7

#eosinophils #Peripheral #blood
Peripheral blood ... eosinophils #Peripheral #blood ... #smear #clinical ... #microscopy #hematology
Peripheral blood neutrophil, phase contrast microscopy, time lapse, 100x. Olympus CH30

Carlos Martínez Figueroa @CarlosMartnezF7

#neutrophil #Peripheral #blood
Peripheral blood ... neutrophil #Peripheral #blood ... #smear #clinical ... #microscopy #hematology
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Smear Analysis ... #Smear #Analysis ... #hematology #microscopy ... interpretation #clinical
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Trauma: Shock liver ... Budd-chiari syndrome, Portal ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Supportive with blood ... progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Defects, Drugs, Liver ... - Peripheral Blood ... Smearabnormal ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... Normochromic RBCs on Smear ... RBC Production - Normal ... Spherocytes on Smear ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology