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Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Injury (DILI) - ... Stepwise Diagnosis ... duration), Several medications ... #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... disease: > 2 • NASH ... intestines, white blood ... #differential #diagnosis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Diagnosis Framework ... : Liver Injury ... D/E, EBV, CMV, HSV ... , VZV • Medications ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... , D, EBV, CMV, HSV ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
B - Treatment Indications ... infection with severe liver ... injury (INR > 2 ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... #management #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... family history - Medications ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
hepatitis serologies, HCV ... disease: > 2 • NASH ... intestines, White blood ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... Failure, Toxins/Medications ... , Spinal Cord Injury ... • Hypovolemic: Blood ... algorithm #treatment #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... injury, though ... - Strong indications ... #Management #Hepatology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Infection - Viral (HIV ... UA positive for blood ... #Management #causes