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Shotgun Laboratory Testing for Severe Acute Livery Injury

https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/143598/hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known

#TWDFNR #Testing #Laboratory #LiverInjury #Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology #EBM #ChoosingWisely
Shotgun Laboratory ... Testing for Severe ... Acute Livery Injury ... ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... #TWDFNR #Testing
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Commonly Observed Laboratory ... Findings in Hepatic ... —100-fold with acute ... #LiverFailure #Hepatic ... #Diagnosis #Testing
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Autoimmune hepatitis, Acute ... Vasculature • Hepatic ... Congestion/CHF • Hepatic ... #algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hepatic vein: ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertension - Hepatic ... Infiltrative disease • Acute ... liver failure ... Hypertension - Post-Hepatic
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease, Hepatic ... dechallenge • Acute ... presentation: Hepatic ... Injury #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Factors Affecting Prealbumin

Increased by: 

Exogenous corticosteroids, 
NSAIDs, 
Renal failure, 
Dehydration, 

Decreased by: 

Acute phase response, 
Malnutrition,
Decreased by: Acute ... Malnutrition, Liver ... enteropathy, Acute ... things-we-do-no-reason-prealbumin-testing-diagnose ... Decreased #Increased #Laboratory
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... symptoms, elevated liver ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... hemochromatosis #algorithm
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... dysfunction (25%) • Hepatic ... venipuncture sites Laboratory ... DIC • Severe Liver ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin
Upper Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Hematemesis/Melena
 - Blood in vomitus?/black, tarry stools
 - If
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Hematemesis ... Peptic Ulcer Disease ... - Stress (ICU Setting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm