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Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
(e.g., severe upper ... use assessment (e.g ... laboratory tests (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #AIH
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... (e.g., severe upper ... use assessment (e.g ... laboratory tests (e.g ... #Hepatitis #AH
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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inflammation (eg ... been reported (eg ... , AIH diagnosis ... Histology Findings (eg ... #AIH #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... Algorithm DILI ... of information (e.g ... vascular disorder (e.g ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Dermatomyositis Anti-LKM (liver ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Renal Failure • Liver ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Epstein-Barr Virus • Hepatitis ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #Hematology
Hepatorenal Syndrome Diagnosis
 • ↑ in serum Cr of ≥ 0.3mg/dL above baseline
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Diagnosis • ↑ ... • Severe liver ... disease (e.g. advanced ... severe alcoholic hepatitis
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT Syndrome ... prevalence - 1/2000 live ... (Torsades) or vFib ... **Get baseline EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss