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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... #hepatology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Systemic and Primary Causes ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #causes
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... urgent referral to secondary ... or referral to secondary ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #Liver
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... discoloration) • Liver ... discoloration) • Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... synthesized in: liver ... thigh bones -> chronic ... pain • loss of secondary ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
illness in summer ... All oysters at Chesapeake ... 🦪 🦀 sepsis: chronic ... liver disease, ... #legs #clinical
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... and Evidence Summary ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
• Cholestatic liver ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... #Pruritus #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology ... #causes
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
PSC) PSC is a chronic ... indications for liver ... remain subject to clinical ... diagnosis #management #summary ... #Hepatology
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Chicago disease - Summary ... & Mississippi river ... - Sporadic cases ... inoculation • Clinical ... months by Fatima Al