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Signs of Chronic Liver Disease ( Cirrhosis )

#Diagnosis #Cirrhosis #Signs #Symptoms #Hepatology
Signs of Chronic ... Liver Disease ( ... Cirrhosis ) ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis Algorithm Symptoms ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... of autoimmune disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... Signs and Symptoms ... but elevated as disease ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... rises later - Half-life ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
primary biliary cirrhosis ... (PBC), or with ... systemic diseases ... / Symptoms: - ... #Symptoms
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
• CIRRHOSIS - ... Progression to cirrhosis ... decompensated cirrhosis ... Care focuses on symptom ... management #summary #Hepatology
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... exertion • Neurologic ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
rises later - Half ... of cholestatic disease ... Alcoholic liver disease ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
PT, aPTT(liver disease ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Clinical features of Liver Disease in Children

#Cirrhosis #LiverFailure #Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam #Findings #Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Hepatology

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features of Liver Disease ... in Children #Cirrhosis ... #LiverFailure #Signs ... #Symptoms #PhysicalExam ... Peds #Pediatrics #Hepatology