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Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malignant • ... Sclerosing Cholangitis ... Cirrhosis #Hepatomegaly ... #Causes #Hepatology
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
Primary sclerosing ... cholangitis (PSC ... lesions HCC (with cirrhosis ... #PSC #Malignancy ... Gastroenterology #Management
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Cirrhosis (PBC) ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... - gallstone or malignancy ... #Cirrhosis #PBC ... #workup #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... cholangitis • ... Protein-rich: • Malignancy ... #Hepatology #causes
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Intestine - Other causes ... Leukocytes • Malignancy ... - Drugs - Primary ... biliary Cholangitis ... #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelogenous Leukemia • Primary ... #Causes #Hematology
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Compression • Malignancy ... Cholangiocarcinoma • Primary ... Sclerosing Cholangitis ... #Causes #Hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
The 6 C’s of Primary ... liver disease management ... #Primary #Sclerosing ... #management #summary ... #Hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... for alternative causes ... Cholestatic: Benign/malignant ... biliary cholangitis ... #hepatology
Proposed Schema for the Management of Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

Cholestyramine up to 4g
of Pruritus in Primary ... Biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC). ... #PBC #Management ... #Hepatology #Algorithm