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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Common Etiologies ... Hemochromatosis - Nonalcoholic ... fatty liver disease ... (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Differential #Hepatology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
disease algorithm ... disease of unknown ... #NonAlcoholic #FattyLiver ... #algorithm #Referral ... #Management #Hepatology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Idiosyncratic - less common ... disease 6-9 mo ... gastroenterology #algorithm ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... - Activation: Liver ... disease, Kidney ... Iatrogenic (most common ... #differential #algorithm
NAFLD Diagnosis Algorithm
Two-step diagnostic strategy for NAFLD
1st step: 
  - Clinical biomarkers, scoring systems- FIB4,
NAFLD Diagnosis Algorithm ... 1st step: - Clinical ... elastography #NonAlcoholic ... Disease #NAFLD # ... #hepatology #NASH
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Liver diseases ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... disease; AST, aspartate ... disease; T2DM, ... #Hepatology #Liver
Diagnostic flow-chart to assess and monitor disease severity in the presence of suspected NAFLD and metabolic
EASL–EASD–EASO Clinical ... Guidelines for the management ... non-alcoholic fatty liver ... #NASH #NAFLD #Nonalcoholic ... Steatohepatitis #Workup #Algorithm
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
extra-hepatic bile ducts, commonly ... disease management ... with UDCA remains common ... remain subject to clinical ... #summary #Hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Dyspnea - Common ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #treatment #hepatology