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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Normal veins: Umbilicus ... • IVC Obstruction ... • SVC Obstruction ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #hepatology #cirrhosis
Clinical Signs of Pancreatic Cancer
Jaundice
Cachexia
Depression
Vomiting from duodenal obstruction
Lymphadenopathy
Palpable gallbladder (Courvoisier's sign)
Hepatomegaly (extrahepatic biliary obstruction/secondary deposits)
Scratch marks
of Pancreatic Cancer ... tumour spread to umbilicus ... via umbilical vein ... #Pancreatic #Cancer ... #Signs #diagnosis
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Acute biliary obstruction ... Primary biliary cholangitis ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dilatation on Ultrasound ... Pancreatitis Intraductal Obstruction ... Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Primary biliary cholangitis ... • Sinusoidal obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
antibodies PBC Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... sclerosis group cholangitis ... #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
fibrosis, and destruction ... asymptomatic at diagnosis ... • CHOLANGITIS ... #diagnosis #management ... #summary #Hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Cancer Related ... Hepatic sinusoidal obstructive ... bladder outlet obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Nephrology
Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease
Dermatological: Aphthous stomatitis, Erythema nodosum, Psoriasis, Pyoderma gangrenosum
Vascular: Portal hypertension, Thromboembolism, Thrombosis,
Episcleritis Respiratory: Obstructive ... Primary sclerosing cholangitis ... Cirrhosis, Colorectal cancer ... , Small-bowel cancer ... #Disease #IBD #diagnosis
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
- Differential Diagnosis ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... Fibrosis • Cancer ... • Prostate cancer ... #Differential #Diagnosis