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Table of Causes of Acute Liver Injury
#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Acute #Liver #Injury #Causes #Differential #Incidence #Table #Failure
of Acute Liver Injury ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #Acute #Liver #Injury ... Incidence #Table #Failure
Transfusion Reactions - Summary Cheatsheet
 • Hemolytic Reaction
 • Febrile Reactions
 • Transfusion Related Acute Lung
Transfusion Reactions ... • Febrile Reactions ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #complications
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rebound effect from treatment ... syndrome, POEMS • Reaction ... Exercise, Allergic reactions ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... Lung Failure ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
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Interpretation Reaction ... fibrin clot - Treatment ... interaction - Treatment ... Thromboelastography #diagnosis ... #coagulation #hematology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Traumatic brain injury ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia ... Uremia, Liver failure ... #Differential #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
- Transfusion Reactions ... : 33% • Treatment ... CVP, left heart failure ... : No • Treatment ... #hematology #diagnosis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential Diagnosis ... evidence of liver failure ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology #algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Severe heart failure ... syndrome, infusion reactions ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... table #comparison #criticalcare