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Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Heart Failure • Budd-Chiari ... Infectious • Hepatitis ... • Alcoholic Hepatitis ... • Drug Induced Hepatitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... Venoocclusive disease (Budd-Chiari ... Hepatology #Cirrhosis #Causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... • Infectious: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... Hepatic Vein: Budd-Chiari ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
• Vascular: Budd-chiari ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
hepatorenal syndrome Clues ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... pericarditis • Budd ... Cirrhosis/acute hepatitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... insufficiency - Budd-Chiari ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... peritonitis #Ascites #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Hepatic vein: Budd-chiari ... Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... liver #injury #hepatitis
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus ... Anti-HBe - Acute hepatitis ... B - Chronic hepatitis ... (about 10% of cases ... ) - Acute hepatitis
Hepatitis C complications #Pharm #InfectiousDisease #Hepatology #SideEffects #HepatitisC #TreatmentComplications #BMJ
Hepatitis C complications ... #SideEffects #HepatitisC