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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... , PSC, Cystic fibrosis
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
emergency airway management ... abnormalities, Vomit/blood ... to address this clinical ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... PCC #Heaven #Criteria
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... organ damage Clinical ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Phagocytosis of blood ... accumulation of clinical ... Cytopenia +++ (Plt ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... #management #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
removal from the blood ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
15% increase in cardiac ... measurement of CO via a PAC ... output causes increases ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... comparison #challenges #management
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... and petechiae Causes ... result from low blood ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... passage • Arterial blood ... #hepatology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... - Transfusion Cardiac ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology