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 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Syndrom (HRS) • Liver ... SBP) #ESLD #Liver ... #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Cirrhosis - Management Algorithm

Very early (0) - Single <2 cm, Preserved liver
cm, Preserved liver ... cm, Preserved liver ... spread, Preserved liver ... HCC, End-stage liver ... #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... of underlying liver ... disease, liver ... support, or liver ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... • NAFLD • Cirrhosis ... (Drug-induced liver ... LouLectures #Liver ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic liver ... disease (cirrhosis ... failure - 3-5% Cirrhosis ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Primary biliary cirrhosis ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis
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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... CMV), Alcoholic cirrhosis ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology ... transaminitis #differential
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
(HPS) HPS-differential ... Pulmonary vasculature ... Patients with liver ... Syndrome #HPS #hepatology ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
or secondary to cirrhosis ... 3) Sinusoidal: Cirrhosis ... , Polycystic liver ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hepatology