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Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Hydatid Cyst Malignant ... Adenoma • Abscess Malignant ... Lung, Colon, Breast ... #Liver #Mass #Hepatology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Cystadenoma • Malignant ... FNH, Adenoma • Malignant ... secondary - Breast, Lung ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... syndrome • Post-CABG ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
• Head/Neck Malignancy ... : • Thoracic Malignancy ... , Mediastinum, Lungs ... • Abdominal Malignancy ... #Algorithm #Causes
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
: cirrhosis, malignancy ... disease: Cirrhosis, Malignancy ... concentration (malignancy ... perforation), LDH (malignancy ... cytology/CEA antigen (malignancy
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... Risk factors for malignancy ... Nephrology if cause ... #Algorithm #Workup ... #urology #blood
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
concerning for malignancy ... for workup, including ... hematologic: Acute blood ... treatment • Malignancy ... #Algorithm #hematology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... other processes Workup ... • Pneumonia: blood ... strep, HIV • CTD workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... hyperventilate lungs ... anaesthesia #Malignant ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Causes of Acute ... CA, small cell lung ... Biliary Stricture, Malignancy ... Biliary stone, Malignancy ... #algorithm #hepatology