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Approach to the Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis
1) Recognize and Manage Decompensation
 • Ascites
 • Variceal Bleeding
Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis ... Decompensation • Ascites ... • Variceal Bleeding ... Encephalopathy 2) Manage Common ... Portosystemic Shunt • Liver
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnosis The most common ... causes: cirrhosis ... more than one cause ... (e.g. cirrhosis ... #workup #Differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Female:Male 9:1 • Common ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... /Liver failure ... or higher • Liver ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
on POCUS 62 yo ... F with rec dx colon ... s/p colectomy, liver ... cirrhosis w ascites ... POCUS performed
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... (NSHL) - (most common ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Based on number of sites ... classification #hematology
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... honey-colored crusts ... often painful) • Varicella ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... diagnosis #skin #common
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Causes of Monoclonal ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... disease: Cirrhosis ... Comment on type
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Scapula • Less common ... - GI tract, liver ... SPB - commonly ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology