9 results
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Hepatitis (AH) ... • Onset of jaundice ... metabolic liver disease ... (Wilson disease ... #Hepatitis #AH
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... Sarcoidosis Toxic - Alcohol ... - Wilson disease
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
• NAFLD • Alcohol ... • Cholestatic disease ... Ducts • PSC • Alcoholic ... hepatitis • Drugs ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
erythema 2) Face: Jaundice ... Xanthelasma and jaundiced ... Kayser-Fleischer rings in Wilson's ... Edema #biliary #physicalexam ... #cirrhosis #liver
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hemochromatosis • Wilson's ... Disease • Amyloidosis ... Inflammatory • Alcoholic ... Induced Hepatitis ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... - Onset of jaundice ... or 60 (male) g alcohol ... metabolic liver disease ... (Wilson disease
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Pathophysiology: • T lymphocyte ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Metabolic/Hereditary: Wilson ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... : < 1 • Cirrhosis ... liver #injury #hepatitis
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
 • CEA is a highly glycosylated cell surface glycoprotein involved in intercellular adhesion
Rectal polyps, Hepatitis ... , Alcoholic cirrhosis ... , Obstructive jaundice ... Smokers, Renal disease