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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Common Etiologies ... Inflammation - Hepatitis ... heart failure (chronic ... disease (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Differential #Hepatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... • Infections: Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... Liver diseases and hepatitis ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Commonly Observed ... hepatocytes; in chronic ... anemia; blood loss ... the hepatorenal syndrome ... LiverFailure #Hepatic #Hepatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Epidemiology: • Most common ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... : Shock liver, Thrombosis ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Most common cytopenia ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Workup: • Complete ... #diagnosis #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Noninfectious hepatitis ... Hematologic: ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... Kidney disease common ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... Drug Associated (Commonly ... Associated: (± 100 % Commonly ... - Thrombosis ... lesions-interstitial keratitis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
Albumin > 4) Work-up ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Comment on type ... differential #diagnosis #hematology