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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Injury Hepatocellular ... Liver Injury ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... Injury - Differential ... Injury → liver ... Liver Injury Differential ... #hepatology #algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... Celiac Disease Hepatocellular ... #Injury #Differential ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Injury (DILI) ... dose dependent injury ... Calculate R-Value • Hepatocellular ... #differential # ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Acute Liver Injury ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
ALP) • R > 5: Hepatocellular ... Cellular Destruction: Hepatocellular ... ALP: Typical of hepatocellular ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
is made in the liver ... Hepatocellular injury ... Hepatocellular Injury ... Hematologic Malignancy ... Sideroblastic anemia
Common Malignancies That Cause Ascites
The most common malignancies causing ascites are ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric
gastric cancer, and hepatocellular ... Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular ... Malignant #Ascites #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #oncology