Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Coagulation Cascade and Anticoagulant Sites of Action

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc https://twitter.com/AmyChung

#AntiCoagulation #Cascade #Anticoagulants #Medications #Pharmacology
Anticoagulants #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology ... Mechanisms #DOAC #Hematology
Beta-Blockers in Cirrhosis
 β€’ Pathophysiology
 β€’ Indications:  Prevention of decompensation, Prevention of first variceal bleeding,
in Cirrhosis β€’ Pathophysiology ... β€’ Indications: ... BetaBlockers #Cirrhosis #hepatology ... #management #pharmacology ... #indications #dosing
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 β€’ Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pigment, Protein) β€’ AIN ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA ... ) Pathophysiology ... - Warm vs Cold AIHA ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #hematology
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration: Diuretics
 β€’ Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... Acute Kidney Injury ... , tenofovir β€’ AIN ... #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis - Ptosis, Diplopia, Blurred Vision

Acute Myasthenic Crisis 
β€’ Triggered by infection, medication 
β€’ Respiratory
Blurred Vision Acute ... by infection, medication ... Myasthenia #Gravis #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 β€’ Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... GVHD β€’ Toxic: Medication ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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subclinical disease to acute ... been reported (eg AIH-PBC ... , AIH diagnosis ... Management - Strong indications ... #Hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... disease - Acute ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... tract infection β€’ Medications ... Classification #diagnosis
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 β€’ Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 β€’ Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
#differential #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications