Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 β€’ Ascites
 β€’ Esophageal Varices
 β€’ Hepatic
Esophageal Varices β€’ Hepatic ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... β€’ Hepatorenal Syndrom ... Complications #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation

Platelets in Cirrhosis
Hypercoagulability in Cirrhosis
Bleeding in Cirrhosis
Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT)
Mesenteric
Disorders of the Hepatic ... ) Budd Chiari Syndrome ... EmoryGastroHep #Hepatic ... Circulation #Disorders #Hepatology ... Gastroenterology #diagnosis #Management
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome ... Disease, Fulminant Hepatic ... <1% #Ascites #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 β€’ Portal vein thrombosis
 β€’ Splenic
Causes of Ascites - Differential ... Hypertension - Hepatic ... Hypertension - Post-Hepatic ... 2LmUODZ #Ascites #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... β€’ Budd Chiari syndrome ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 β€’ Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Acute sickle cell hepatic ... Supportive with treatment ... crisis Acute Hepatic ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 β€’ Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology ... #differential
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 β€’ Congestive heart failure
 β€’ Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... β€’ Nephrotic syndrome ... Diaphragmatic: β€’ Hepatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology