Physical Findings

Stop & Think

Lab and X-Ray

Differential Diagnosis

The Disease

Treatment

Conclusions

Quiz & Evaluation

• Cirrhosis is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory and scaring condition of the liver that can have a number of etiologies.
• Although alcohol abuse is the most common cause in the US, it's not the only etiology.
• Pathologic features common to all forms of cirrhosis:
• Destruction of underlying architectural framework.
• Injury and fibrosis are diffuse.
• Botched attempts at regeneration produce useless nodules, not lobules.
• Profound vascular reorganization leads to portal hypertension.

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