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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... Vascular imaging → Test ... - No other workup ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... Elevation AST - Cardiac ... specific for the liver ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Tests - AST, ALT ... skeletal muscle, cardiac ... #Chemistry #Tests ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... , cardiac & skeletal ... , cardiac & skeletal ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... K), H. pylori test ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... initial screening test ... and hematologic ... hemochromatosis #algorithm #diagnosis ... #management #hepatology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis ... prophylaxis - Best ... dysfunction or liver ... Peritonitis #SBP #Diagnosis ... #Management #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... #algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... or higher • Liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... of pregnancy, Cardiac ... #workup #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... the setting of liver ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... 10 minutes of rest ... #hepatology