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Etiology and Complications of Cirrhosis

#Causes #Complications #Cirrhosis #Differential #Pathophysiology #Hepatology
Etiology and Complications ... of Cirrhosis ... #Causes #Complications ... #Pathophysiology ... #Hepatology
Causes of Aplastic Anemia

#Aplastic #Anemia #Causes #Pathophysiology #Pathology #Treatment #Management #Differential
Causes of Aplastic ... #Anemia #Causes ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pathology #Treatment ... #Management #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... Treatment: • Consider ... neutropenic fever) Complications ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
5) Symptoms of anemia ... thrombocytopenia Complications ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc ... #diagnosis #management
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... (A) Suggested treatment ... VTE and bleeding complications ... Anticoagulation #Management ... #Hematology #Oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... and petechiae Causes ... Treatment: ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Monitor and Treat Complications ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... iron deficiency anemia ... - Obesity - Cirrhosis ... • Sepsis Complications ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... rule out other causes ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... #treatment #hepatology