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Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
disproportionate increase in AST ... compared with AST ... Hepatitis A/B/C/D/E, EBV ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
metabolism accumulate → Fat ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Findings: • ↑AST ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
: INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... not required in all ... When do you do a BM ... #Workup #hematology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... Step 3: All patients ... and hematologic ... aminotransferase; AST ... diagnosis #management #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... for alternative causes ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Injury #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... box indicates all ... disease; AST, aspartate ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... #Hepatology #Liver
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... • COVID-19 • Fat ... considered in all ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
Castleman disease • AL ... acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... differential #diagnosis #hematology