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Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Heart Failure • Budd-Chiari ... Infectious • Hepatitis ... • Alcoholic Hepatitis ... • Autoimmune Hepatitis ... • Drug Induced Hepatitis
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis ... Non-infectious: hepatitis ... heart failure), Budd-Chiari
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... Venoocclusive disease (Budd-Chiari
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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• Vascular: Budd-chiari ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Transaminases #hepatitis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
• Infectious: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... Hepatic Vein: Budd-Chiari ... Pregnancy, Alcoholic Hepatitis ... Sepsis, Viral Hepatitis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... Ischemic, Congestion, Budd ... Transaminitis #LFTs #hepatitis
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
pericarditis • Budd ... Cirrhosis/acute hepatitis
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
insufficiency - Budd-Chiari ... - Alcoholic hepatitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Hepatic vein: Budd-chiari ... Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... liver #injury #hepatitis
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
- Alcoholic hepatitis ... vein thrombosis (Budd-Chiari