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Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
or secondary to cirrhosis ... 3) Sinusoidal: Cirrhosis ... Polycystic liver disease ... Veno-occlusive disease ... diagnosis #causes #hepatology
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 ... cells: Sickle cell disease ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear ... #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... Clues to non-cirrhotic ... • Infiltrative diseases ... Veno-occlusive disease ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Blood Smear • ... • Pancreatic Disease ... WBCs - Normal ... • Liver Disease ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Congestive • Cirrhosis ... Hepatic, Portal, ... • Gaucher's Disease ... Glycogen Storage Disease ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
Aggressive disease ... rouleaux #formation #Clinical ... #Smear #Hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Normochromic RBCs on Smear ... RBC Production - Normal ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Spherocytes on Smear ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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Von Willebrand Disease ... bleeding disorder Clinical ... PT/INR • Normal ... VonWillebrand #Disease ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Clinical features ... also arise in normal ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #differential #hematology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites Normal ... Veno-occlusive disease ... Liver disease ... - Cirrhosis ... #differential #hepatology