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Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
air, objects, liquids ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... , Cold AIHA, Transfusion ... Laboratory Tests ... #hematology
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... >1.5, and both values ... atypical laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #AIH
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
in those with CLD ... underlying liver disease ... Liver Injury (DILI ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... >1.5, and both values ... atypical laboratory tests ... #Hepatitis #AH ... #hepatology #criteria
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
women • 15% of AIHA ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... matter, spinal cord ... is a skin prick test ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology