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Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Infiltrative disease • Acute ... biliary cholangitis ... cholangitis • ... Inferior vena cava ... #Hepatology #causes
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

US, ultrasound; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; ALP,
Biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC). ... #Biliary #Cholangitis ... #PBC #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Drugs - Primary ... biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC) - Other ... - Other biliary ... #hepatology
Proposed Schema for the Management of Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

Cholestyramine up to 4g
Biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC). ... Recirculating System ... #Biliary #Cholangitis ... #Hepatology #Algorithm
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Systemic Sclerosis ... pericarditis • Hepatic: PBC ... (primary biliary ... cholangitis) overlap ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... biliary cholangitis ... , Primary sclerosing ... dechallenge • Acute ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Extrahepatic - Biliary ... - Obstruction: Biliary ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Classification: • Acute ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... the context of primary ... Pleural effusions • Acute
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... frequently affected systems ... heme (bleeding), CV ... Better call hematology ... else is driving RBC
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
In one study, adding ... Central nervous system ... ; PCP, primary care ... physician; AVS, acute ... AVS #Posterior #CVA