10 results
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Intravenous Drug Use • Pregnancy ... from prosthetic valves ... #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
variant • fetal ... anæmia • arterial ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... HCV, EBV, CMV - Bacterial ... antiphospholipid syndrome - Pregnancy ... sequestration: - Cirrhosis ... #Framework #hematology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... less compliant arteries ... ) • Pregnancy ... - Obesity - Cirrhosis ... #Pathophysiology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... #obgyn #diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... cholestasis of pregnancy ... Hepatic amyloidosis, Bacterial ... #workup #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... disease - Cirrhosis ... fatty liver of pregnancy ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... lung disease Caused ... Criteria: • Underlying ... with or without cirrhosis ... management #treatment #hepatology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... capillaries • Criteria ... of the spiral arteries ... weeks 8 and 18 of pregnancy ... #differential #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... leads to impaired arterial ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... • Stigmata of cirrhosis ... #diagnosis #hepatology