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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Severe Liver ... Treatment: • Treat ... primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
pregnancy related cause ... thromboembolic disease, breast ... cancer, liver dysfunction ... endometrial path0100' or breast ... #Management #Obstetrics
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... Infiltration: Often breast ... function may be abnormal ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... <45% and SF is normal ... If other causes ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pinpoint areas ... deficiency - Abnormal ... fulminans - DIC
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
on the skin • Areas ... - Core temp normal ... cardiomyopathy, ARDS, DIC ... coagulopathy - Possible DIC ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Hemorrhages • Focal areas ... ischemia -> Venous beading ... retinal ischemia causes ... neovascularization in the disc ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #ophthalmology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
disease • Liver ... - gastric and breast ... and M panel Management ... levels are within normal ... DDX - Other causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
wet (dependent areas ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... • Hemorrhagic: bleeding ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
wet (dependent areas ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... • Hemorrhagic: bleeding ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes