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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
hepatitis, Acute biliary ... • Obstructive: Malignancy ... , 1° PBC, 1° PSC ... Extrahepatic • Biliary ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
or higher • Liver ... of pregnancy, Cardiac ... - gallstone or malignancy ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... Stricture, Malignancy ... stone, Malignancy ... , PBC, PSC, Cystic ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Highest • Bone • Liver ... Leukocytes • Malignancy ... Cholangitis (PBC ... - Other biliary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... - No other workup ... cancer screening, CBC ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... ITP, unexplained pancytopenia ... #hematology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... - NEJM 2018 - Cardiac ... Blood saves lives ... surgical, GIB, and cardiac ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
aHUS, mechanical cardiac ... valve, vasculitis, malignant ... hypertension • Unusual RBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... include extrahepatic biliary ... obstruction due to malignancy ... body mass index; FBC ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
• Washed RBC ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... progresses to pancytopenia ... - Transfusion Cardiac ... diagnosis #management #hematology