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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
- Nonalcoholic fatty ... liver disease ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis ... #Causes
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Non-Malignant • Fatty ... Liver • Cysts ... Hemochromatosis • Wilson's Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
disease, decrease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... gastric bypass), LFT ... (liver disease) ... #Workup #hematology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #hepatology #obstetrics
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... metastasis • Fatty ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... Liver disease ... - Acute fatty ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... hemorrhage Acute Fatty ... #Disease #Pregnancy ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... hepatitis #comparison #differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
non-alcoholic fatty ... liver disease; ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... synthesized in: liver ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology