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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... : • Cardiac causes ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver
Approach to the Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis
1) Recognize and Manage Decompensation
 • Ascites
 • Variceal Bleeding
Variceal Bleeding • Hepatic ... • Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Portosystemic Shunt • Liver ... Cirrhosis #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... A liver biopsy can ... of liver disease ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... algorithm #diagnosis #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
syndromes Clinical ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... deficiency • Liver ... Cholesterol emboli • Septic ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... #rheumatology #
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... splenomegaly • Hepatic ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... • Refractory septic ... Severe typhoid fever ... Indications #infections #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... #management