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"Liver palms"
Palmar erythema 

#clinical #diagnosis #PhysicalExam 
#hands #liver #hepatology #cirrosis
#photo
#hands #liver #hepatology ... #cirrosis #photo
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
Clotting tests can be abnormal ... an inhibitor of normal ... Plasma → Recheck abnormal ... Study #diagnosis #hematology ... pathophysiology #hematology
Evaluation abnormal liver tests in pregnancy
- Cholestatic Pattern
- Hepatocellular Pattern

#LFTs #transaminits #pregnancy #obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology #diagnosis
Evaluation abnormal ... obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology
Algorithm for Investigation of Abnormal Coagulation Tests
- Prolonged PT
- Prolonged aPTT and Prolonged PT
- Prolonged aPTT

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Investigation of Abnormal ... #Coagulation #Abnormal ... APTT #Laboratory #Hematology
Isolated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Direct Hyperbilirubinemia: Dubin-Johnson Syndrome, Rotor Syndrome
Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia: 
 - Trauma, Hematoma,
Reticulocyte Count Normal ... Reticulocyte Count Abnormal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Prolonged PT (INR), Prolonged PTT
 • Prolonged PT (INR), Prolonged PTT
 • Prolonged PT
Prolonged PT (INR), Normal ... Prolonged PTT, Normal ... Prolonged PTT, Normal ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Positive - Low/Normal ... Saturation 90%, Abnormal ... carboxyhemoglobin, Abnormal ... Heart Disease Abnormal ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
of Anemia with Normal ... PRV, Chronic) Normal ... Anemias (MAHA) - Abnormal ... Hemoglobinopathy - Normal ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Calculating a Reticulocyte Index (RI)
Reticulocyte Index = Absolute Reticulocyte Count / Maturation Correction
Absolute Reticulocyte Count =
Patient's Hct / Normal ... Index #RI #RPI #hematology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... AST): • US - Normal ... LFTs #Elevated #Abnormal ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology