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Suggested algorithm for bone marrow biopsy and skeletal imaging in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
significance (MGUS ... , low-risk MGUS ... protein <1.5 gm/dL, normal ... whom there are no clinical ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... in the hepatic portal ... traversing the portal ... UAlberta_Sono #portal ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... Hepatic imaging: Normal ... • Histology: Normal-mild ... post-partum • Typical clinical ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... the spleen or liver ... also arise in normal ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #differential #hematology
Autoagglutination should also be distinguished from “Rouleaux formation” wherein normal blood tends to form stacks on
formation” wherein normal ... dilution with normal ... #Clinical #Pathology ... Rouleaux #Formation #Hematology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Highly variable clinical ... disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... upper limit of normal ... Diagnosis #Management #Hepatology
Megaloblastic neutrophils in bone marrow.

So-called "giant bands" and "giant metamyelocytes" (blue circles) are 1.5-2 times the
times the size of normal ... BoneMarrow #Smear #Hematology ... #Pathology #Clinical
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... disease - Portal ... of underlying portal ... management #treatment #hepatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... Thrombocytopenia - Normal ... DIC • Severe Liver ... - APTT < 1.5 x normal ... treatment #management #hematology