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Lactulose: Mechanism of Action in Hepatic Encephalopathy
Lactulose → ↑ Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid → ↓ pH
#Lactulose #pharmacology ... #mechanism #ammonia ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
Beta-Blockers in Cirrhosis
 • Pathophysiology
 • Indications:  Prevention of decompensation, Prevention of first variceal bleeding,
Beta-Blockers in Cirrhosis ... • Pathophysiology ... #BetaBlockers #Cirrhosis ... #hepatology #management ... #pharmacology #
Tweetorial - What's the deal with Ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy?

Aims
Try to answer this question while also
the deal with Ammonia ... also showing 1) Ammonia ... Encephalopathy #Sarcopenia #Cirrhosis ... #Tweetorial #Hepatology ... #Pathophysiology
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia ... - Differential ... Hyperammonemia #ammonia ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Etiology and Complications of Cirrhosis

#Causes #Complications #Cirrhosis #Differential #Pathophysiology #Hepatology
Complications of Cirrhosis ... Complications #Cirrhosis ... #Differential # ... Pathophysiology ... #Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... PBC Signs and Symptoms ... bile ducts Differential ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... thought to reduce ammonia-producing ... muscle metabolizes ammonia ... Management #treatment #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... infiltration) Differential ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis ... #NonHodgkin #differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... initiation • Differential ... diagnosis #management #hematology