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Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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• Ischemia • Autoimmune ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Membrane): - Autoimmune ... Drug-associated, PCH ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... Cold AIHA • Alloimmune ... Cold AIHA • PCH ... Prosthetic heart valves ... #Hematology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... symptoms of liver disease ... Calculate R-Value ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... • Autoimmune: ... Autoimmune hepatitis ... 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 ... 4, fibrosis-4; HCC ... algorithm #Referral #Management ... #Hepatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
OnePager Summary Autoimmune ... life-threatening diseases ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune ... Hodgkin lymphoma - Autoimmune ... life-threatening Differential ... Serologic and EMG ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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• Heavy chain disease ... plasmacytoma • Castleman disease ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver disease ... Cirrhosis, ETOH, autoimmune ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential