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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelogenous Leukemia • Primary ... effect following treatment ... #Hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... Drug-induced cholestasis, Primary ... malignancy #Primary ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
decreased PLT count: CBC ... disease), HBsAg/anti-HBc ... unclear, or if a primary ... hematologic disorder ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Reticulocytosis • Primary ... Spherocytes, RBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Intestine - Other causes ... - Drugs - Primary ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... Infiltrative diseases - PSC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
The 6 C’s of Primary ... liver disease management ... #Primary #Sclerosing ... Cholangitis #diagnosis #management ... #summary #Hepatology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... usually IgM) (e.g. primary ... • Intrinsic RBC ... Extravascular #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
+ Bleeding Treatment ... : • Treat primary ... cause • Correct ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... biliary obstruction, Primary ... biliary cholangitis, Primary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Proposed Schema for the Management of Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

Cholestyramine up to 4g
Schema for the Management ... of Pruritus in Primary ... Biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... #Pruritus #Primary ... #Management #Hepatology