6 results
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... >1.5, and both values ... Presence of atypical laboratory ... tests (e.g., AST ... #hepatology #criteria
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Hypophostphatemia Laboratory ... Tests: - Haptoglobin ... #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
pathognomonic laboratory ... tests in Behcet ... is a skin prick test ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory ... activity - A low value ... hallmark for the disease ... If the value is ... low, tests to detect
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
Diagnostic Criteria ... inflammatory disease ... Abnormal laboratory ... values at presentation ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
to bolus these values ... presentations and disease ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - assess other laboratory ... or diagnostic tests