Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 โ€ข Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 โ€ข Hemophilia B -
Malabsorption (e.g ... warfarin, DOACs (e.g ... Autoimmune disorders (e.g ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 โ€ข Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
(usually IgG) (e.g ... (usually IgM) (e.g ... deficiencies (e.g ... G6PD deficiency) ... #hematology #anemia
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Management Diagnosis ... - Caine Criteria ... dysfunctions ( e.g ... Cerebellar dysfunction (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (โ€œDecr Effective Circulating Volumeโ€) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... pathology (e.g. ... #Table #Causes
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 โ€ข Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
- Diagnosis and ... Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g ... Myeloproliferative disorders (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 โ€ข Acute infection
 โ€ข Solid organ
- Differential Diagnosis ... specifically: iron deficiency ... inflammatory disorders (e.g ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #Causes #hematology
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
ischemic hepatitis (e.g ... 1 antitrypsin deficiency ... use assessment (e.g ... laboratory tests (e.g ... #Hepatology #AIH
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 โ€ข โ†‘ Creatinine
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... (HRS) - Diagnostic ... Criteria HRS-AKI ... nephrotoxics (e.g ... #HRSNAKI #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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inflammation (eg ... been reported (eg ... , AIH diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome โ€“ ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Berlin criteria ... objective assessmentโ€œ (e.g ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis