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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : • Acute or Chronic ... effect following treatment ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory: Chronic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Treatment: • Global ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Atopic diseases, Chronic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment ... #Differential #Table
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
normal in mild cases ... Chronic Management ... by a hemophilia treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... #differential #causes
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... rule out other causes ... Initiate empiric treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology