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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... disease), HBsAg ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Huge Umbilical Hernia: Umbilical hernia exacerbated by refractory ascites. Advanced liver disease 
precluded operative repair in
Advanced liver disease ... repair in this case ... Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Umbilical
Gynecomastia: Breast development in men, often related to relative increase in estrogen levels. In this case,
In this case, ... with advanced liver ... disease. ... #Photo #Gynecomastia ... #UCSDH
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... or higher • Liver ... #workup #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... Transfer to a liver ... #AFLP #Fatty #Liver
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Diagnosis Portal ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #Diagnosis #causes
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
decompensated liver ... disease) are the ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Lives in an old ... house & works as ... Diagnosis? ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... mellitus/DKA - Liver ... gluconeogenesis Liver ... #Diagnosis #causes
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Diagnosis Framework ... Myeloproliferative disease ... Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... coagulation and other causes ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology