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Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Diagnosis Algorithm Malignant ... Multiple Myeloma Non-Malignant ... • Budd-Chiari Syndrome ... Biliary Cirrhosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... congenital - Primary ... biliary cirrhosis ... disease (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Differential #Hepatology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
or chronic hepatitis ... 80% Underlying malignancy ... Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome ... Failure, Pancreatic, Biliary ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
- Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... biliary cholangitis ... • Primary sclerosing ... Protein-rich: • Malignancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis ... - gallstone or malignancy ... #Primary #Biliary ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
and hepatorenal syndrome ... /acute hepatitis ... pregnancy • Primary ... biliary cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... Stricture, Malignancy ... stone, Malignancy ... : < 1 • Cirrhosis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
disease - Cirrhosis ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... HIV-associated peritonitis Malignant ... carcinomatosis - Primary ... #differential #hepatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Non-Rheumatic Diseases: Malignancy ... Thyroid, Autoimmune Hepatitis ... , Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis, Drug-Induced
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
• Autoimmune hepatitis ... , primary biliary ... cirrhosis: 3%-20% ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... and Arthritis Malignancy