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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... - History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... #Workup #hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... slightly elevated • Bilirubin ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... brown: elevated bilirubin ... concentration (bowel or biliary ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Extrahepatic - Biliary ... - Obstruction: Biliary ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation ... decrease in most cases ... anemia Indirect bilirubin ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology