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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... • Infectious: Sepsis ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... , PBC, PSC, IgG4 ... function may be abnormal ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
disease US — Normal ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... bile ducts Differential ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis ... malignancies, Hepatic ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Inhibitors - Chronic heparin ... or High Renin, Normal ... Hypoaldosteronism #Differential ... #Aldosterone #Comparison ... #Table #Causes
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... Normal Peritoneum ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
imaging: Normal ... • Histology: Normal-mild ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
history of trauma, sepsis ... Treat primary cause ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... treatment #management #hematology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... replaced by non-hepatic ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
HBV, EBV, VZV, hepatitis ... ETOH, autoimmune hepatitis ... , PBC, PSC, Viral ... chain assay • An abnormal ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential