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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... heart failure (chronic ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Cirrhosis #Causes
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious • Hepatitis ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... Algorithm • ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... Chronic Hepatitis ... #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... #Causes
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... for alternative causes ... e.g. ascites), Chronic ... hepatitis fibrosis ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... : < 1 • Cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) Treatment Algorithm
 - If concern for ischemic: anti-coag+multidisciplinary care
 - W/o cirrhosis+recent
PVT) Treatment Algorithm ... anti-thrombotic tx - Cirrhosis ... : case-by-cased ... PVT #Treatment #management ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... Patients with cirrhosis ... including liver and hematologic ... #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology