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Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Elevated Transaminases ... Transaminitis - Differential ... Metabolic: Wilson Disease ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Thrombocytosis - Elevated ... Platelet Count - Differential ... for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Suspected Celiac Disease ... unresponsive to treatment ... • Elevated liver ... autoimmune thyroiditis, hepatitis ... microscopic colitis Differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
normal or slightly elevated ... bile ducts Differential ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Mild jaundice, Elevated ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... fraction < 20% Differential ... hepatomegaly, hepatitis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
of Sickle Cell Disease ... Supportive with treatment ... #SickleCell #Disease ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... from subclinical disease ... IgG typically elevated ... regarding need for treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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LC deposition disease ... • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... Classification #Nephrology