Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Causes of Eosinophilia ... - Differential ... Mastocytosis - Acute ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... #hematology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 β€’ Portal vein thrombosis
 β€’ Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infiltrative disease β€’ Acute ... #Hepatology #causes
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome (HES) - Diagnosis and Management
Definition: An absolute eosinophil count (AEC) greater than 1500 and
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome ... Secondary Causes ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #differential # ... management #eosinophils
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... , eosinophiluria ... β€’ Cardio-renal syndrome
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... of portal HTN: ascites ... β€’ Cirrhosis/acute ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 β€’ Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Sided-Symptoms" (ascites ... Fibrosis, Hyper-eosinophilc ... Syndrome, Endocardial ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 β€’ Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Edema in 70% of cases ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... β€’ SJS/TEN β€’ Acute ... Exanthematous Pustulosis Management ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 β€’ Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products β†’
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... develops (DIC, ascites ... infiltration) Differential ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function β‰₯ (or possibly MELD
Algorithm Assess ... exclude other causes ... blood, urine and ascites ... Treatment: - Acute ... #Algorithm #hepatology