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Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe ... cholangitis - Alpha ... Severe #Acute #Causes ... Differential #Hepatology #Diagnosis
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused ... by Alpha-haemolytic ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... PDE5 inhibitors, alpha ... #Priapism #Diagnosis
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Anion Gap (<14) (Loss of Bicarbonate) -
Causes of Non-Gap ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • RTA Type IV Alpha-Intercalated ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Deficiency (Eg Causes ... in RBC • Alpha-Thalassemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definition:
- Core temp < 35°C

Infectious:
 - Sepsis

Neuromuscular Disease:
 -
Secondary Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Beta blockers - Alpha-adrenergic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Secondary #Causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Wilson's Disease, Alpha ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Acute
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... • Thalassemia: Alpha ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... Cilia Dyskinesia, Alpha ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic ... • Most common cause ... media • Important cause ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... #microbiology #diagnosis