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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Primary biliary cirrhosis ... α1-antitrypsin deficiency ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Erosive gastritis, Gastric ... lesions, Watermelon stomach ... Gastrointestinal #Iron #Deficiency ... Anemia #Causes #differential
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Cirrhosis ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Microcytic - Iron-deficiency ... diseases, Bleeding gastric ... cells - G-6-PD deficiency ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Causes of Anemia in Cirrhosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
LOW RETIC INDEX - ↓ PRODUCTION
 • Vitamin
Causes of Anemia in Cirrhosis ... - Differential ... bleed, esophageal, gastric ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Hepatology
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Hematologic ... Defects • OTC deficiency ... (XLR) • Deficiency
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Liver Enzymes - Differential ... • AIH • A1AT deficiency ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... #LiverEnzymes #Differential
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... Causes: • Iron deficiency ... Irradiation • Cirrhosis ... #Basophilia #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #hematology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Spoon-shaped • Iron deficiency ... discoloration) • Liver cirrhosis ... Systemic #Secondary #dermatology ... #Differential #
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
mineralocorticoid deficiency ... Heart failure, Cirrhosis ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table