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Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe ... Acute Liver Injury ... - Drug-Induced liver ... #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... A, B, C • Mononucleosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology
Table of Causes of Acute Liver Injury
#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Acute #Liver #Injury #Causes #Differential #Incidence #Table #Failure
Table of Causes ... of Acute Liver Injury ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #Acute #Liver # ... Differential #Incidence
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
C (47 percent) ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis ... #Causes
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... Chronic Viral Hepatitis ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... Viral Hepatitis ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus ... - Anti-HBe - Acute ... (about 10% of cases ... ) - Acute hepatitis ... diagnosis #laboratory #hepatology
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Quadrant Pain Liver ... viral hepatitis ... , Liver abscess ... #RUQ #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... > 20x normal - Acute ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology ... transaminitis #differential
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Cell Disease Acute ... liver failure ... Liver transplant ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential