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Cirrhosis leading to Chronic Liver Failure - Clinical Signs and Symptoms

#Cirrhosis #LiverFailure #Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam #Findings
Cirrhosis leading ... and Symptoms #Cirrhosis ... Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam ... #Findings #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
 -
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... C3 positive or negative ... mediated - DAT: IgG negative ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #hematology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... AIHA (7-8%) DAT-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #hematology
"Liver palms"
Palmar erythema 

#clinical #diagnosis #PhysicalExam 
#hands #liver #hepatology #cirrosis
#photo
#clinical #diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam ... #hands #liver #hepatology ... #cirrosis #photo
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Schistosomiasis - Autoimmune ... 14 percent) #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Cirrhosis #Causes
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
DAT Results in Autoimmune ... Hemolysis DAT Negative ... antiglobulin #test #DAT #Autoimmune ... #Hemolysis #hematology ... #diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... family history of autoimmune ... , First-degree relative ... cell mediated autoimmune ... Pathophysiology #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... of associated autoimmune ... family history of autoimmune ... Primary #Biliary #Cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential Diagnosis ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Cirrhosis ... (infection vs autoimmune ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology