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Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Clinical manifestations ... Coagulopathy, Lactic acidosis ... Systemic: ... #failure #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Generalized Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Systemic ... Function Tests/ ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #Algorithm #causes
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #Liver
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... function tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Test for the respective ... thin smear • Signs ... node biopsy • Clinical ... values supporting hematologic
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... association • M > F Clinical ... (Clinical Dx). ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Algorithm Blood ... Function Tests/ ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... Pruritus #secondary #systemic ... #generalized #dermatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... of lactate as a clinical ... tests before beginning ... of Circulatory System ... - Compartment syndrome
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
rendering the immune system ... adults in the west ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Physical Exam/Signs ... workup #oncology #hematology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Diagnosis: • Dry ... salivary ducts Clinical ... vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... renal tubular acidosis ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic