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Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Disease • Liver ... • Metabolic Disorders ... FailuretoThrive #FTT ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
metabolism accumulate → Fat ... AST/ALT (5-10x ULN ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... #Differential # ... #Workup #hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... suggests liver ... Bruising #Hemostasis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... • ALP > 1.5 x ULN ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... #workup #hepatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... deficiency • Liver ... Disease Others: • Fat ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
decompensated liver ... Inherited Urea Cycle Disorders ... Reye syndrome (Peds ... Hyperammonemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
Hypertensive Disorders ... pits <100k), ↑ liver ... enzymes (2x ULN ... hemolysis, elevated liver ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Diagnosis Framework ... Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... • COVID-19 • Fat ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
malignancy Pathophysiology ... GH stimulates liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup: • ... mixed adenoma, ↓(TFT