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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Parenchyma • Infectious ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Vasculature • Hepatic ... , Sickle Cell, VOD
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
a normal white-cell ... cyst in the right lobe ... Hydatid disease ... #clinical #NEJM ... #radiology #CT
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Liver Injury: • Hepatic ... • Hepatic artery ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Clinical Presentation ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... younger pts) Differential ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... sensitize red blood cells
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Inferomedial temporal lobes ... enhancement on CT ... Demyelinating disease
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... Langerhans giant cells ... characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... Langerhans giant cells ... characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
of right middle lobe ... Advanced HIV (CD4 cell ... : • Clinical ( ... Imaging, high res CT ... #differential #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• History of EBV ... infection • Family ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... number of sites of disease
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
the right lower lobe ... the right lower lobe ... indicated stage IV disease ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #