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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Surgery - Malignancy ... TTP, APLS • Malignancy ... Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... Hypercoagulability: - Malignancy ... diagnosis #vascular
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injury Differential ... phalloides) • Vascular ... Celiac disease, Malignancy ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
According to Site of Vascular ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... hyperplasia, Metastatic malignant ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Vascular ... Biliary Stricture, Malignancy ... Biliary stone, Malignancy ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Clearance: Systemic liver ... Late Sepsis), Malignancy ... #Differential #
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Hantavirus • Malignant ... abnormalities • Muscular ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... - gallstone or malignancy ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... obstruction due to malignancy ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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older 50-70 • Malignant ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... the spleen or liver ... involvement Differential ... #hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... of lactate as a clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... #Elevation #Differential