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Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
- Differential ... is made in the liver ... Hematologic Malignancy ... Check the iron saturation ... to differentiate
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... Patients with cirrhosis ... and hematologic ... If other causes ... saturation.
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis ... , Polycystic liver ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... #hepatology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Spoon-shaped • Iron ... discoloration) • Liver ... cirrhosis • Congestive ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... • Portal vein thrombosis ... #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential ... - Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... disease • Acute liver ... #causes
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential ... Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... coagulation and other causes ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... autoantibodies that will cause ... vasculopathy, thrombosis ... Puncture, EEG Treatment
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... conditions) • Severe iron ... - Obesity - Cirrhosis ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... /Liver failure ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential