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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... anemia, Rebound effect ... Lymphoma, Rebound effect ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... #hematology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect ... diffusion-perfusion defect ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... • Oxygenation defect ... #hepatology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
vasoconstricting effect ... endothelin - Effect ... metabolism - Effect ... proliferation - Effect ... #management #hepatology
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
Diagnosis and Management ... function panel, Direct ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #hematology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right ... Diagnosis 1. ... #Effect #Right ... echocardiogram #s4c
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... effects: Headache ... Differential Diagnosis ... 2 adenoma mass effect ... Pituitary MRI+contrast
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pathophysiology: • Defect ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
deficiencies: Contact ... Supratherapeutic warfarin effect ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology #coagulation
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
blood type and detects ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
mutations that affect ... PV, MDS, CML) Treatment ... Thrombocythemia #ET #hematology ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology