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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... of cirrhosis: jaundice ... resolution of syndrome ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome
Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... @AmyChung #Jaundice ... #Pathophysiology
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
 - Ascites Formation
 - Dilutional Hyponatremia
 - Hepatorenal Syndrome
 - Spontaneous Infections

#Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology ... - Hepatorenal Syndrome ... #Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology ... #hepatology #liver
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Examination for Liver ... erythema 2) Face: Jaundice ... Xanthelasma and jaundiced ... physicalexam #cirrhosis #liver
The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
The Liver Consult ... Important findings: jaundice ... Focus on prior Liver ... MELD - Chronic liver ... US - Prior liver
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... hepatocytes → Liver ... (DIC, ascites, jaundice ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... • Hepatorenal Syndrom ... (HRS) • Liver ... SBP) #ESLD #Liver
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of Jaundice ... Crigler-Najjar syndrome ... , Rotor syndrome ... postoperative jaundice ... neoplasms #Jaundice
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... • Gilbert's Syndrome ... Crigler-Najjar Syndromes ... Cholangitis #Jaundice
Inherited Non-hemolytic Disorders of Hyperbilirubinemia 

== Disorders of Conjugation ==
Gilbert Syndrome:
 • 5-10% of the population
hyperbilirubinemia syndrome ... of hemolysis or liver ... breastfeeding jaundice ... and breastmilk jaundice ... manifest only as jaundice