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Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... Indications Treatment ... Family history of cirrhosis ... or fibrosis • Cirrhosis ... #management #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... Quant HBV DNA. ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
recipient antibodies leading ... Injury (TRALI): Leading ... 2,000,000,000, HBV ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
recipient antibodies leading ... Injury (TRALI): Leading ... 2,000,000,000, HBV ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- CMV - HCV ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... 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
passage • Arterial blood ... with or without cirrhosis ... contrast-enhanced TTE ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... with chest x-ray, blood ... diseases including HBV ... Alcoholic #Hepatitis #Management ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... Patients with cirrhosis ... including liver and hematologic ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... Classification #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hepatology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... little coronary blood ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment