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Flapping tremors of Asterixis

DDx
- Decompensated cirrhosis or acute liver failure.
- Renal failure /azotemia.
- Respiratory failure with
Decompensated cirrhosis or acute ... #Asterixis #hyperammonemia
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia ... Multiple myeloma & Acute ... ASanchez_PS #Hyperammonemia
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
manifestations of acute ... Hypoglycemia, Hyperammonemia ... pancreatitis Lungs: Acute ... lung injury, Acute ... manifestations #acute
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
—100-fold with acute ... be normal - Hyperammonemia
An Algorithm for the Differential Diagnosis of Hyperammonemia

#Hyperammonemia #differential #diagnosis #causes #Algorithm #Gastroenterology
Differential Diagnosis of Hyperammonemia ... #Hyperammonemia
Differential diagnosis of hyperammonemia

#Hyperammonemia #Ammonia #Drugs #Medications #Differential #Diagnosis #Causes #Table
Differential diagnosis of hyperammonemia ... #Hyperammonemia
Hand Flapping of Asterixis on Physical Exam
 
70-year-old man, renal transplant, attending hospitalization for acute rejection
hospitalization for acute ... Clinical #Video #hyperammonemia
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
hepatic causes of hyperammonemia ... Pathophysiology #Hyperammonemia
Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus characterized by irregular lapses of posture of various body
#Asterixis #hyperammonemia
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... heart failure - Acute ... obstruction) - Acute ... impairment - Acute ... arrhythmias #Acute