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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion - Workup ... , Diagnostic Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #Pleural ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... A/B/C/D/E, EBV, ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
, no extensive workup ... consider: - BMP - LFT ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Hypoglycemia ... #Differential #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... #injury #hepatitis ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... gastric bypass), LFT ... (liver disease) ... When do you do a BM ... #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... differential #diagnosis #hematology