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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
congenital - Primary ... Hemochromatosis - Nonalcoholic ... fatty liver disease ... - Wilson disease ... #Differential #Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diagnose PBC if 2/3 criteria ... Liver biopsy findings ... #hepatology
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease, Caroli's ... Malignant - primary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diabetes Mellitus Liver ... • Cholestatic liver ... disease Creatinine ... Myelodisplastic syndrome Psychiatric
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... Hemochromatosis • Wilson's Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
disease algorithm ... disease of unknown ... #NonAlcoholic #FattyLiver ... #algorithm #Referral ... #Management #Hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... - Drugs - Primary ... #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease, Hepatic ... biliary obstruction, Primary ... biliary cholangitis, Primary ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Pathophysiology: • T lymphocyte ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... or higher • Liver ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infiltrative disease ... • Acute liver ... failure • Primary ... #Hepatology #causes