Summary Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
All you need to know about liver pathophysiology, symptoms, etiology, diseases, and treatment Pre-hepatic vs intra-hepatic vs. post-hepatic Clinical clues-- ascites, spider angiomata, palmar erythema, asterixis, etc Lab values Imaging to obtain Stages of cirrhosis Portal Hypertension and its pathogenesis Bleeding varices-- how to diagnosis and treat medically Screening guidelines All things ascites Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis-- what is it and how do we treat? Prophylaxis guidelines? Hepatic encephalopathy! What is it? How do we diagnose and treat? Child-Pugh and MELD scores
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- November 14, 2022
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- 2022/2023
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- Summary
Subjects
- portal hypertension
- portal htn
- splenomegaly
- jaundice
- hepatomegaly
- spider angiomata
- gynecomastia
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asterixis
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ascites
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varices
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encephalopathy
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octreotide
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tips
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sbp
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hepatorenal
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ammonia
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meld