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Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... Uptake • Sepsis ... Dilatation on Ultrasound ... #Jaundice #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... ultrasound: A concerning ... reflection on the differential ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... #hepatology #liver
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
of Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Vasculature • Hepatic ... • Infectious: Sepsis ... #Differential #
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... change disease • Hematologic ... Treatment Related • Sepsis ... depletion • Hepatic ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Cholestatic Liver Injury ... Hepatocellular Liver Injury ... more specific for hepatic ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... Liver #Lesions #Hepatic ... #Ultrasound #Contrast ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
thrombosis due to sepsis ... Schistosomiasis, Congenital hepatic ... disease 5) Post-hepatic ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... Drug-induced liver injury ... liver) • Non-hepatic ... #Tests #LFTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
dysfunction — hepatic ... Hypothermia (< 33 C) • Sepsis ... Neurologic Injury ... Anesthesiology #Causes #Differential
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
: <5 mg/dL • Hepatic ... imaging: Hepatic ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #