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 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
Varices • Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Complications #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis and Management ... portosystemic shunting ... rule out other causes ... #treatment #hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... renal biopsy - Management ... treating underlying cause ... ultrasonography - Manaqement ... percutaneous drainage, or stenting
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Evaluation and Management ... of Sickle Cell Crises ... Manifestations and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #SickleCell
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
thrombocytopenia, hepatic encephalopathy ... hepatorenal syndrome Clues ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... hypoglycemia, encephalopathy ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... edema (LR 0.17), shifting ... ) - fluid wave/shifting ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Guidelines for Crises ... maintained fever CAUSES ... blood • Hypoxic encephalopathy ... #Differential #Causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... acute leukemia Management ... MDS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Syndrome (IBS) - Management ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... Bowel #Syndrome #Management