7 results
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... disease; T2DM, ... type 2 diabetes
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
initial screening test ... Step 2: If TS is ... disease. ... #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... function tests ... Increased soluble IL-2 ... #Management #Hematology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... 10 minutes of rest ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... syndrome associated ... age, however the disease ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... lymph node, or liver
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... 2. ... the extent of disease ... Inflammation → Macrophage activation ... Diagnostic imaging of liver
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Excessive activation ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... develops later 2. ... • Bilateral signs ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management