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Shotgun Laboratory Testing for Severe Acute Livery Injury

https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/143598/hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known

#TWDFNR #Testing #Laboratory #LiverInjury #Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology #EBM #ChoosingWisely
#LiverInjury #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Hepatology ... #EBM #ChoosingWisely
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
HepaticEncephalopathy #TWDFNR #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #EBM ... VisualAbstract #ChoosingWisely
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Transfusion Reactions

This algorithm was developed by Dr. Eric Madden,
Algorithm for the ... Reactions This algorithm ... at McGovern Med EM ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Infectious ... Bacterial • Viral (EBV ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Peripheral ... → Refer to hematology ... workup, including BM ... #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Reactive ... Infectious • EBV ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... in bone marrow (BM ... under 2%, then BM ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology #Microcytic
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
- Differential Diagnosis ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential Diagnosis ... Injury Differential Diagnosis ... Hepatitis A/B/C/D/E, EBV ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology #algorithm
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Ferritin >1000 ng ... Infections+++: Virus (EBV ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... of emergency, ICU ... treatment #summary #rheumatology