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Signs of Chronic Liver Disease ( Cirrhosis )

#Diagnosis #Cirrhosis #Signs #Symptoms #Hepatology
Signs of Chronic ... Liver Disease ( ... Cirrhosis ) ... #Diagnosis #Cirrhosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... Constitutional: Fever ... exertion • Neurologic ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... • Infiltrative diseases ... Veno-occlusive disease
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Symptoms: Fatigue ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... of autoimmune disease ... Liver biopsy findings
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... Disease and ILD ... Arthritis #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs ... #symptoms
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
other autoimmune diseases ... primary biliary cirrhosis ... / Symptoms: - ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
underlying cause (CHF, cirrhosis ... , nephrotic syndrome ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... Diseases, CNS Disease ... #nephrology #sodium
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
interstitial lung disease ... gland sweling, fever ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary