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Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease • Acute liver ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #causes
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
• ALT & AST normal ... • Bilirubin - Normal ... bile ducts Differential ... #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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and Differential ... Diagnosis Workup ... 30 mins later - Normally ... glucose stores in liver ... #endocrinology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... Biliary tree (cholangitis ... pediatrics #children #peds ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hepatology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GH stimulates liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup: • ... IGF-1 equivocal: Oral ... #Management #Endocrinology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... light chain • Normal ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology