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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Primary biliary cirrhosis ... - Wilson disease ... Venoocclusive disease ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Liver Enzymes - Differential ... Autoimmune • Wilson's ... • Cholestatic disease ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... #LiverEnzymes #Differential
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Severe Acute Liver Injury ... Drug-Induced liver injury ... hepatitis - Wilson ... disease - Hemochromatosis ... Acute #Causes #Differential
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Liver and Biliary Diseases ... Kayser-Fleischer rings in Wilson's ... disease 3) Chest ... Edema #biliary #physicalexam ... #cirrhosis #liver
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Hemochromatosis • Wilson's ... Disease • Amyloidosis ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... #Hepatomegaly #Differential
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential ... Hemochromatosis, Wilson's ... disease, Alpha- ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... #Differential #
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
of Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Hemochromatosis, Wilson's ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Liver #Injury ... #Differential #
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Biliary Disease ... • Muscular Injury ... Radiculopathy #ChestPain ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Metabolic/Hereditary: Wilson ... , Celiac disease ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... #hepatitis #differential
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
secondary to Systemic Diseases ... Medications • Wilson's ... disease • Silver ... discoloration) • Liver cirrhosis ... #dermatology #Differential