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Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... • Bacterial Cholangitis ... Sclerosing Cholangitis ... #Causes #Hepatology
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malignant - primary ... CCA, HB - secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... disease • Acute liver ... failure • Primary ... cholangitis • ... #Hepatology #causes
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Abnormal Lipid Profiles ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deficiency • Primary ... • Obstructive Liver ... #Dyslipidemia #Abnormal
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... • 50-60% are asymptomatic ... or higher • Liver ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... for alternative causes ... biliary cholangitis ... , Primary sclerosing ... #hepatology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Reticulocytosis • Primary ... Hypersplenism • Secondary ... Anemias (MAHA) - Abnormal ... #Causes #Hematology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Causes == Primary ... • Cholestatic liver ... #secondary #systemic ... #causes
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intestine - Other causes ... - Drugs - Primary ... biliary Cholangitis ... #hepatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormalities in primary ... or secondary hemostasis ... #Causes #dermatology