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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
- Autoimmune (types ... congenital - Primary biliary ... 14 percent) #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... #Causes
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... : • T lymphocyte ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... bile ducts Differential
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
and Differential ... Diagnosis Obesity ... Acquired (e.g., iHD) Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... glomerulopathy, cirrhosis ... Chain deposition disease ... CHAMPS #Mnemonic #diagnosis ... #differential #
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
of underlying disease ... why LR does not cause ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #classification
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... - Obesity - Cirrhosis ... coronary heart disease ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
glands: • Focal lymphocytic ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... hepatitis, primary biliary ... cirrhosis: 3%-20% ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
) Classification ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... number of sites of disease ... #classification
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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• Heavy chain disease ... : Cirrhosis, ETOH ... Comment on type ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology