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Diagnosis of Peyronie's disease

Peyronie's disease Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

Diagnosis - Cirrhosis and fibrosis

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Cirrhosis and fibrosis: Diagnosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

CONFIRMING DIAGNOSIS Liver biopsy, the definitive test for cirrhosis, detects destruction and fibrosis of hepatic tissue.

Liver scan shows abnormal thickening and a liver mass. Cholecystography and cholangiography visualize the gallbladder and the biliary duct system, respectively; splenoportal venography visualizes the portal venous system. Percutaneous trans-hepatic cholangiography differentiates extrahepatic from intrahepatic obstructive jaundice and discloses hepatic pathology and the presence of gallstones.

Laboratory findings that are characteristic of cirrhosis include:

❑ decreased white blood cell count, hemoglobin level and hematocrit, albumin, serum electrolyte levels (sodium, potassium, chloride, and magnesium), and cholinesterase

❑ elevated levels of globulin, serum ammonia, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, serum aspartate aminotransferase, serum alanine aminotransferase, and lactate dehydrogenase and increased thymol turbidity

❑ anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia, characterized by prolonged prothrombin and partial thromboplastin times

❑ deficiencies of folic acid, iron, and vitamins A, B₁₂, C, and K.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005