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Approach to the Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis
1) Recognize and Manage Decompensation
 • Ascites
 • Variceal Bleeding
• Transjugular Intrahepatic ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Causes of Jaundice - Prehepatic, Intrahepatic, Extrahepatic

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

** GrepMed Recommended
- Prehepatic, Intrahepatic ... , Extrahepatic ... Jaundice #Prehepatic #Intrahepatic ... #Extrahepatic #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Preeclampsia, HELLP, Intrahepatic ... Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Diagnosis and Management ... Transjugular intrahepatic ... Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management
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
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Cholestatic - Intrahepatic ... Cholestatic - Extrahepatic
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
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
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