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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... heart failure (chronic ... 14 percent) #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Cirrhosis #Causes
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Liver Disease • Hypothyroidism ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... - Oncotic • Cirrhosis ... • Uremia • Meigs ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disorders: • Chronic ... • Asthma Hypothyroidism ... Irradiation • Cirrhosis ... #causes #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... • Anemia of chronic ... alcohol use), Hypothyroidism ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
syndrome) - hyperthyroidism ... primary biliary cirrhosis ... plasmacytoma) - diffuse ... immobilization - chronic ... Differential #Endocrine #Diagnosis
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Separating from Bed • Hyperthyroidism ... discoloration) • Liver cirrhosis ... discoloration) • Chronic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... rule out other causes ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... lactic acid by colonic ... Management #treatment #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... thigh bones -> chronic ... Wilson's disease • hypothyroidism ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology