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Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... disease US — Normal ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... aminotransferase; BMI, body mass ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Liver #Enzymes ... #Differential #
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Malignant Adrenal Mass ... Vascularity of Mass ... Hypointense to Liver ... Non-Functioning Mass ... • Lymphoma Metastases
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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the spleen or liver ... also arise in normal ... lymphadenopathy, mass ... involvement Differential ... #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
cell lung CA, lymphoma ... function may be abnormal ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... Enzyme Elevation ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
/Liver failure ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... Endocrinopathy, Lymphoma ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Amyloidosis • Lymphoma ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... disease: Cirrhosis ... chain assay • An abnormal ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential