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 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Disease (Cirrhosis ... Esophageal Varices • Hepatic ... Syndrom (HRS) • Liver ... SBP) #ESLD #Liver
Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver ... Disease: Primary ... Biliary Cirrhosis ... pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology ... #comparison
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
of Sickle Cell Disease ... Supportive with treatment ... progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant ... #hepatitis #differential
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic liver ... disease (cirrhosis ... , Fulminant Hepatic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... • Infiltrative diseases ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... Veno-occlusive disease
Causes of Granulomatous Liver Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
Infections (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic)
Malignancy
Autoimmune
Drugs/Toxins
Others

#Granulomatous #Liver #hepatic #granulomas #Differential
Granulomatous Liver ... Diseases - Differential ... Granulomatous #Liver ... #hepatic #granulomas ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... • NAFLD • Cirrhosis ... (Drug-induced liver ... ) • Non-hepatic ... LouLectures #Liver
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
or secondary to cirrhosis ... , Polycystic liver ... 5) Post-hepatic ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Liver disease ... - Cirrhosis ... - Acute fatty liver ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Liver Mass Differential ... Solid: • Benign: Hepatic ... Cystadenoma, Polycystic liver ... disease, Biliary ... Echinococcus #Liver