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Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... Chronic liver disease ... Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome ... HIV-related, Renal Disease ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Veno-occlusive disease ... Liver disease ... dL) - Ovarian disease ... Diseased Peritoneum ... #hepatology #SAAG
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential ... • Infiltrative disease ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... of portal HTN: ascites ... • Infiltrative diseases ... Veno-occlusive disease ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
Gradient (SAAG) - Differential ... thrombosis (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Veno-occlusive disease ... connective tissue disease ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... Scleromyxedema (CNS ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... , wt loss; CV, CNS ... Eosinophilic #Lung #Diseases ... #diagnosis #comparison
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Decade Skin Disease ... rheumatologic diseases ... (e.g. thyroid disease ... ) • Kikuchi disease ... • Castleman's disease
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... necrosis HELLP Syndrome ... BrighamChiefs #Liver #Disease ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #differential #
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Disease ... Cold Agglutinin Disease ... reticularis • Raynaud disease ... • Autoimmune disease ... cold #agglutinin #disease