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Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - AGA Clinical Practice Guideline

First Line Treatment for HCC with Preserved
for HCC with Preserved ... Liver Function ... for Disease Progression ... EmoryGastroHep #HCC ... #Gastroenterology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Infectious: HAV, HBV, HCV ... injury #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
fibrosis score with values ... markers such as ELF ... force impulse; ELF ... 4, fibrosis-4; HCC ... Referral #Management #Hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs R-value ... of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... to bolus these values ... presentations and disease ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute
Common Malignancies That Cause Ascites
The most common malignancies causing ascites are ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric
Cancer - Advanced disease ... Carcinoma – HCC ... metastases or HCC ... Malignant #Ascites #Differential ... #oncology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Viral infections (acute ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... lung cancers, HCC ... inflammation (acute ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential