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Signs of Chronic Liver Disease ( Cirrhosis )

#Diagnosis #Cirrhosis #Signs #Symptoms #Hepatology
Chronic Liver Disease ... ( Cirrhosis ) ... #Diagnosis #Cirrhosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Hepatology
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Erythrocytosis - ... Hypoxia-driven: Cardiac/pulmonary ... disease, Smoking ... MatthewHoMD #Erythrocytosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary ... #Erythrocytosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Cirrhosis Risk / Staging Calculators

BONACINI CIRRHOSIS DISCRIMINANT SCORE (CDS)
CHILD PUGH CLASSIFICATION OF SEVERITY OF CIRRHOSIS 

#Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis Risk / ... CDS) CHILD PUGH CLASSIFICATION ... #Cirrhosis ... #ESLD #hepatology ... risk #staging #classification
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Pulmonary vasculature ... Diseases of the ... HPS-severity classification ... Syndrome #HPS #hepatology ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver Disease ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver Disease ... (Cirrhosis) - Complications ... #ESLD #Liver #Cirrhosis ... management #summary #hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... - Wilson disease ... Venoocclusive disease ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Cirrhosis #Causes
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Chronic liver disease ... (cirrhosis or chronic ... failure - 3-5% Cirrhosis ... HIV-related, Renal Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
- Oncotic • Cirrhosis ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... Collagen vascular disease ... Gastrointestinal disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology