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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
Patients with cirrhosis ... out additional causes ... and hematologic ... If other causes ... saturation.
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis ... #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Volume (<80 fL) • Iron ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #Hematology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #Hypertension #Differential ... #hepatology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... , Polycystic liver ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... bile ducts Differential ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #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