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Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Suggested diagnostic approach ... syndrome as a cause ... Although nonhepatic causes ... #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Approach and Differential ... The most common causes ... more than one cause ... tests: Culture in ... #workup #Differential
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
of portal HTN: ascites ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... hepatitis • Infiltrative ... #hepatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... Differential Diagnosis Approach ... An acute rise or ... #Hypertension #Workup
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
treatments Search in ... for alternative causes ... dechallenge • Acute ... disorder (e.g. ascites ... #hepatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... primary or secondary ... deficiency Work ... • Serology for hepatitis ... #Causes #dermatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
severe alcoholic hepatitis ... , or acute liver ... • Caused by splanchnic ... diuretic-resistant ascites ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... causes: Many of ... #workup #hematology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Common sites include ... Other sites include ... 50% of cases ... manifestations including acute ... hepatitis and nephrotic