33 results
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
 - Ascites Formation
 - Dilutional Hyponatremia
 - Hepatorenal Syndrome
 - Spontaneous Infections

#Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology ... Infections #Cirrhosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #hepatology #liver
Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... #pbc #psc #hepatology
Mechanisms Driving Increased Thrombosis and Bleeding in Liver Disease
Increased Thrombosis 
Increased Platelet-Vesset Wall Interaction 
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and Bleeding in Liver ... Bleeding #Clot #Cirrhosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #Hepatology #Liver
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... #Failure #Cirrhosis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Lesions on Various ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... CT #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... diagnosis #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Lesions on Computed ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... ComputedTomography #CT #radiology ... diagnosis #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Family history of cirrhosis ... or fibrosis • Cirrhosis ... infection with severe liver ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... Indications #management #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... /Liver failure ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#pharmacology #treatment ... #medications #table ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... #hematology #warfarin
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table