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 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Disease (Cirrhosis ... Varices • Hepatic Encephalopathy ... SBP) #ESLD #Liver ... management #summary #hepatology
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Patients with Chronic Liver ... Disease Choosing ... ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... TWDFNR #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver ... Disease: Primary ... pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology ... #comparison
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Examination for Liver ... and Biliary Diseases ... tremor (hepatic encephalopathy ... Edema #biliary #physicalexam ... #cirrhosis #liver
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... coagulopathy, encephalopathy ... #Disease #Pregnancy ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... #hepatitis #comparison
Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus characterized by irregular lapses of posture of various body
associated with liver ... disease (hepatic ... encephalopathy) ... hyperammonemia #PhysicalExam
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
thrombocytopenia, hepatic encephalopathy ... • Infiltrative diseases ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... Veno-occlusive disease ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Malabsorption (e.g. celiac disease ... ) • Advanced Liver ... Disease - Alcohol ... Summary #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... INR > 1.5 • Encephalopathy ... of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... #differential #Hepatology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
) • Advanced liver ... diseases ... disease ... treat hepatic encephalopathy ... diet #management #hepatology