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Opisthotonos on Physical Examination

Opisthotonos in a 5 day baby referred from a peripheral facility with jaundice
Opisthotonos on ... Examination Opisthotonos ... DDx: Kernicterus ... #Kernicterus #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
Inherited Non-hemolytic Disorders of Hyperbilirubinemia 

== Disorders of Conjugation ==
Gilbert Syndrome:
 • 5-10% of the population
Non-hemolytic Disorders of Hyperbilirubinemia ... common hereditary hyperbilirubinemia ... • Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia ... rarely results in kernicterus ... #hepatology #diagnosis
Jaundice Differential Diagnosis: A short guide

By Dr. Khudhur Mohammed @khudhur_moh

#jaundice #gastroenterology #algorithm #differential #diagnosis #hyperbilirubinemia #bilirubin
Jaundice Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hyperbilirubinemia ... #bilirubin
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia ... (1) increased bilirubin ... , (2) impaired bilirubin ... or (3) impaired bilirubin ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia ... • Increased bilirubin ... posthepatitis hyperbilirubinemia ... reactions) Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia ... Classification #diagnosis
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Conjugated #Hyperbilirubinemia ... #direct #bilirubin ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
- Differential Diagnosis ... hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Abnormally Colored Urine - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Red:
 - Hematuria, Hemoglobinuria, Myoglobinuria
 - Beets, Rhubarb, Blackberries, Artificial
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dehydration, Increased bilirubin ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... , HIV serology, ... , haptoglobin, bilirubin ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
of COVID-19 • Neurologic ... aminotransferases, Elevated bilirubin ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis