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Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Ammonia Levels & ... Hepatic Encephalopathy ... hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... #Ammonia #Testing ... TWDFNR #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Lactulose: Mechanism of Action in Hepatic Encephalopathy
Lactulose → ↑ Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid → ↓ pH
Mechanism of Action in Hepatic ... pharmacology #mechanism #ammonia ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
major sources of ammonia ... that although hepatic ... also many non-hepatic ... = Non hepatic ... #Pathophysiology
Shotgun Laboratory Testing for Severe Acute Livery Injury

https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/143598/hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known

#TWDFNR #Testing #Laboratory #LiverInjury #Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology #EBM #ChoosingWisely
hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology
Tweetorial - What's the deal with Ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy?

Aims
Try to answer this question while also
the deal with Ammonia ... in hepatic encephalopathy ... #Hepatic #Encephalopathy ... Cirrhosis #Tweetorial #Hepatology ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Granulomatous Liver Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
Infections (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic)
Malignancy
Autoimmune
Drugs/Toxins
Others

#Granulomatous #Liver #hepatic #granulomas #Differential
Viral, Fungal, Parasitic ... Granulomatous #Liver #hepatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatic Portal Venous System Drainage Anatomy
1) Most of the blood from abdominal organs goes into the
Hepatic Portal Venous ... goes into the hepatic ... capillaries of hepatic ... System #Anatomy #Pathophysiology ... #Hepatology
Non-Cirrhotic Portal Fibrosis (NCPF) vs Extra-Hepatic Portal Vein Obstruction (EHPVO)

By Sharanya Kaushik @sharanyakaushik and Vallabh Shet
NCPF) vs Extra-Hepatic ... #NCPF #EHPVO #pathophysiology ... #hepatology
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
Endemic Fungi Parasite ... Liver Abscess • Hepatic ... liver #abscess #hepatic ... #hepatology #Differential
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Viral (EBV) • Parasitic ... Hepatic, Portal, ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology