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Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
you do for other complications ... prevent or treat hepatic ... encephalopathy ... #diet #management ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
Esophageal Varices • Hepatic ... Encephalopathy ... #Cirrhosis #Complications ... #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
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Complications of ... Hypertension • Hepatic ... Encephalopathy ... hydrothorax • Cirrhotic ... #hepatology #diagnosis
Management and Complications of Cirrhosis and Ascites

Ascites Workup Algorithm
Ascites Management
Refractory Ascites
Hyponatremia
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
Hepatic Hydrothorax
AKI in
Management and Complications ... of Cirrhosis and ... Peritonitis (SBP) Hepatic ... #Ascites #Complications ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
 - Ascites Formation
 - Dilutional Hyponatremia
 - Hepatorenal Syndrome
 - Spontaneous Infections

#Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology ... Infections #Cirrhosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #hepatology #liver
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
encephalopathy, ... Clues to non-cirrhotic ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic ... Encephalopathy ... Patients with Chronic Liver ... ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... TWDFNR #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Approach to the Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis
1) Recognize and Manage Decompensation
 • Ascites
 • Variceal Bleeding
Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis ... Variceal Bleeding • Hepatic ... Encephalopathy ... Portosystemic Shunt • Liver ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Cirrhosis Timeline and Mortality Rate
Compensated Cirrhosis
Stage 1 - No varices (Annual Mortality Rate 1%)
Stage 2 -
Cirrhosis Timeline ... Rate Compensated Cirrhosis ... Gl bleeding or Hepatic ... Encephalopathy ... Timeline #diagnosis #hepatology
Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... #pbc #psc #hepatology