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Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm • ... treat the pts with ... HepatitisB #HBV #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infiltration: Often breast ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... white or yellow areas ... around atrophic areas ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... disease • Liver ... - gastric and breast ... and M panel Management ... Malignancies • Chronic
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
complications of chronic ... of nutrition in chronic ... to prevent or treat ... Cirrhosis #diet #management ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
85% • < 50% in chronic ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... infection) • Chronic ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic ... pruritus • Liver ... wool, over itchy areas ... scratch the itchy areas ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
surgery (e.g. breast ... • Non-cataract ophthalmologic ... e.g. pancreas, liver ... pericardiocentesis, colonic