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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Liver Function ... Liver Function ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Destruction • Abnormal ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Chronic Disease Normal ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Reticulocytosis • Liver ... #Hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... /Liver failure ... or higher • Liver ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
for decreased PLT ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... changes), high MCV anemia ... bypass), LFT (liver ... #Workup #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Framework for Anemia ... some patients) Normal ... : Alcohol use, Liver ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... - If both are normal ... function may be abnormal ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
hypertension 1 A Abnormal ... >2.3mg/dL) 1 Liver ... (cirrhosis, bilirubin ... Bleeding history/anemia ... AFib #Diagnosis #Hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... PT/ABNORMAL PTT ... discern these causes ... #Bleeding #Bruising ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology