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Cirrhosis leading to Chronic Liver Failure - Clinical Signs and Symptoms

#Cirrhosis #LiverFailure #Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam #Findings
leading to Chronic Liver ... Clinical Signs and Symptoms ... LiverFailure #Signs #Symptoms
Signs of Chronic Liver Disease ( Cirrhosis )

#Diagnosis #Cirrhosis #Signs #Symptoms #Hepatology
Signs of Chronic Liver ... Cirrhosis #Signs #Symptoms
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
manifestations of acute liver ... abnormalities Liver ... manifestations #acute #liver ... failure #Signs #Symptoms
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver ... ongoing ↑ LFTs or symptoms ... of liver disease ... Drug #induced #Liver
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... Transfer to a liver ... #AFLP #Fatty #Liver
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
consult - I-liner ... summary - Symptoms ... Focus on prior GI/Liver ... GregoryTBrennan #Liver
Common organ involvements and symptoms in Sarcoidosis
Lung 89-99% - Cough, dyspnoea, wheezing and stridor
Skin 16-32% -
involvements and symptoms ... and vision loss Liver ... pain and elevated liver ... #involvements #symptoms ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
amebic abscess of liver ... or elevation of liver ... Typhoid, amebic liver ... fluke, amebic liver ... ancylostomiasis, liver
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Most common symptoms ... disease - Bone symptoms
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
suspected HH based on symptoms ... , elevated liver ... is >1,000 μg/L, liver ... A liver biopsy can ... with elevated liver