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Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Trauma • Tumor (Lung ... , Breast, Thyroid ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

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

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Vascular Causes ... Infiltration: Often breast ... CA, small cell lung ... function may be abnormal ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Affects 1:25,000 ... • Chronic lung ... disease • Liver ... - gastric and breast ... DDX - Other causes
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
left a typical case ... pulmonary lobules, leading ... to widespread areas ... of abnormally low ... and difficult to detect
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
invasive procedures/ bleeding ... bedrest’s negative effects ... 1928, a 32-page long ... deficiencies • Renal, liver ... other than GI bleeding
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
various tissues, leading ... • Affects both ... SPECTRUM Common areas ... Multisystem (High Risk) Liver ... organs like the liver
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... intra-abdominal bleeding ... often from a liver ... Most commonly caused ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung