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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... #Causes #Acute ... #algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Causes of Acute ... Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... immune-complex hemolytic anemia ... • Acute HTR ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, Viral hepatitis ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... #differential #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... and petechiae Causes ... PLT • Reticulocyte ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Hgb 12.5, WBC 14 ... , Plt 103. ... The table below ... or PenG 800K U IM ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... blood loss or acute
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... • ↑ PBS: Granulocytic ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia