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An Approach to Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis

- Increased Production (Prehepatic)
- Decreased Clearance (Intrahepatic + Posthepatic)

Dr. Eric
Decreased Clearance (Intrahepatic ... + Posthepatic) ... Table #Causes #Intrahepatic ... #Preheatic #Posthepatic
Portal Hypertension Differential

#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Differential #PortalHypertension #PortalHTN #Prehepatic #Posthepatic #Intrahepatic
PortalHTN #Prehepatic #Posthepatic ... #Intrahepatic
Causes of Jaundice - Prehepatic, Intrahepatic, Extrahepatic

#Diagnosis #Differential #Jaundice #Prehepatic #Intrahepatic #Extrahepatic #Unconjugated #Conjugated

** GrepMed Recommended
- Prehepatic, Intrahepatic ... , Extrahepatic ... Jaundice #Prehepatic #Intrahepatic ... #Extrahepatic #
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Cholestatic - Intrahepatic ... Cholestatic - Extrahepatic
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
progressive familial intrahepatic ... benign recurrent intrahepatic ... some cases of intrahepatic ... hepatic cirrhosis) Intrahepatic ... Hepatocellular damage or intrahepatic
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
TIPS involves the creation of a low-resistance pathway between a hepatic vein
Transjugular Intrahepatic ... hepatic vein and an intrahepatic ... #Transjugular #Intrahepatic
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
including surgery 2) Intrahepatic ... malignant disease 4) Intrahepatic
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Budd-Chiari syndrome 2) Intrahepatic ... malignant disease 4) Intrahepatic
Mechanism of Action of Bile Acid Sequestrants
Bile Acid Sequestrants → ↓ Hepatic Bile Acid Pool →
Cholesterol → ↓ Intrahepatic
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Diagnosis: • No extrahepatic ... hepatitis, TPN, Intrahepatic