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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... infiltration) Differential ... of gestational age ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Bimodal Age ... Most common, Wide age ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis ... #NonHodgkin #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
European descent • Age ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... Symptoms: • 50-60% are ... bile ducts Differential ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis and Management ... SICU > MICU, ♀, ↑Age ... , ESRD Pathophysiology ... Management: • ... #Treatment #Hematology
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
increase with age ... i.e. 80 yrs of age ... - Age (yrs) x 10 ... Ddimer #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... MRI+contrast Management ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Summary Overview
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Features
- Labs
- Diagnosis
- Differential Diagnosis
- Treatment

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#Alcoholic
Epidemiology - Pathophysiology ... - Diagnosis - Differential ... Alcoholic #Hepatitis #hepatology ... diagnosis #algorithm #management
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Band neutrophils are ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Diagnosis and Management ... : cell count + differential ... avoid: NSAIDs, ACE ... Ascites #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #Hepatology