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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... Infiltration: Often breast ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... to 8 years Clinical ... disease • Liver ... - gastric and breast ... DDX - Other causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
rapidly progresses: cell ... failure -> death Common ... Clinical Manifestations ... wet (dependent areas ... AI, thyroid dz liver
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
rapidly progresses: cell ... failure -> death Common ... Clinical Manifestations ... wet (dependent areas ... AI, thyroid dz liver
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... DIC • Severe Liver ... primary cause ... #treatment #management
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Pathogenesis and clinical ... arterioles -> Cotton-wool ... Hemorrhages • Focal areas ... retinal ischemia causes ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #ophthalmology
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
and spaces can cause ... travels from these areas ... in subcutaneous areas ... examination, the most common ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Common Malignancies That Cause Ascites
The most common malignancies causing ascites are ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric
Common Malignancies ... - Signet ring cell ... is peritoneal seeding ... Breast Cancer ... CARCINOMATOSIS - Tumor cells
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
(FNHTR): Most common ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... potassium from lysed cells ... to inability to break ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... (GCA) Giant cell ... Diagnosis = clinical ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management