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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ASA) • Renal Disease ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... #Hematology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Generalized Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic and Primary Causes ... Psoriasis • Lichen Planus ... • Cholestatic liver ... BUN: • Chronic renal
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
Ultrasound Score ... and interlobular renal ... still toward the liver ... Intra-renal venous ... IVC #Congestion #Diagnosis
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Intestine - Other causes ... Pregnancy - Renal ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... distension (i.e. ileus ... variety of other causes ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Abscess • Skull fracture ... - Excesses • Liver ... /Renal Failure
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver ... Most cases diagnosed ... • recurrent fractures ... : - Renal failure ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... - No other cause ... HRSAKI #HRSNAKI #hepatology