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Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
B - Chronic hepatitis ... less commonly, infection ... #HBV #Serology ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #laboratory #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Infectious: HAV ... HSV, CMV • Neoplasm ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
hepatitis • Recurrent ... : • HIV • EBV ... • CMV • Viral ... hepatitis • Enterovirus ... • Fungal • Protozoa
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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• EBV • CMV ... • HIV ... Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
10-20x normal - Infection ... (EBV/CMV), Alcoholic ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... #hepatology #LFTs ... #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... : Hepatitis C, A ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... Sepsis, Viral Hepatitis ... Diagnosis #Causes
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
for alternative causes ... HEV, EBV, CMV), ... hepatitis fibrosis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #hepatology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
) in HIV-AIDS Patients ... CMV infection: virus ... ) • Liver: Hepatitis ... #HIV #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
aspergillosis) - Viral (HIV ... - Eosinophilic Hepatitis ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Differential Diagnosis ... : • Infections ... : Hepatitis A/B/ ... Diagnosis #hepatology ... Transaminitis #LFTs #hepatitis