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Causes of Jaundice - Prehepatic, Intrahepatic, Extrahepatic

#Diagnosis #Differential #Jaundice #Prehepatic #Intrahepatic #Extrahepatic #Unconjugated #Conjugated

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- Prehepatic, Intrahepatic ... , Extrahepatic ... Jaundice #Prehepatic #Intrahepatic ... #Extrahepatic #
An Approach to Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis

- Increased Production (Prehepatic)
- Decreased Clearance (Intrahepatic + Posthepatic)

Dr. Eric
Decreased Clearance (Intrahepatic ... Table #Causes #Intrahepatic
Portal Hypertension Differential

#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Differential #PortalHypertension #PortalHTN #Prehepatic #Posthepatic #Intrahepatic
#Posthepatic #Intrahepatic
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
TIPS involves the creation of a low-resistance pathway between a hepatic vein
Transjugular Intrahepatic ... hepatic vein and an intrahepatic ... #Transjugular #Intrahepatic
Intrahepatic Biliary Dilatation on POCUS

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Intrahepatic #Biliary #Dilatation #dilated #POCUS #clinical #RUQ #ultrasound
Intrahepatic Biliary ... RJonesSonoEM #Intrahepatic
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Causes of Intrahepatic ... Embolization #Intrahepatic
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
progressive familial intrahepatic ... benign recurrent intrahepatic ... some cases of intrahepatic ... hepatic cirrhosis) Intrahepatic ... Hepatocellular damage or intrahepatic
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
including surgery 2) Intrahepatic ... malignant disease 4) Intrahepatic
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Budd-Chiari syndrome 2) Intrahepatic ... malignant disease 4) Intrahepatic
Mechanism of Action of Bile Acid Sequestrants
Bile Acid Sequestrants → ↓ Hepatic Bile Acid Pool →
Cholesterol → ↓ Intrahepatic