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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Syndrome, Celiac Disease ... Thrombus, Vasospasm Cholestatic ... Hepatitis, TB Cholestatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Intestine - Other causes ... of Intrahepatic cholestasis ... - Pruritis - Cholestasis ... granulamatous disease ... - Infiltrative diseases
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... poisoning, ETOH Cholestatic ... elevation Labs in Cholestatic ... epithelia: - Cholestasis ... ALT: typical of cholestatic
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Causes of Fat Malabsorption ... Autoimmune— Crohn's disease ... , celiac disease ... amyloidosis Other: • Cholestatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... Tests/Enzymes: • Cholestatic ... liver disease ... syndrome Psychiatric Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... but elevated as disease ... , Intrahepatic cholestasis ... , IgG4 related disease
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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• Others • Cholestatic ... disease US — Normal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Tests/Enzymes: • Cholestatic ... liver disease ... syndrome Psychiatric Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Crohn's Disease, ... Celiac Disease) ... Insufficiency • Cholestatic ... Liver Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Secondary Causes of Hyperlipidemia
Nunerous secondary causes of hyperlipidemia exist; screening for the presence of these underlying
Secondary Causes ... Nunerous secondary causes ... Glycogen storage disease ... intermittent porphyria, Cholestasis ... Obstructive liver disease