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Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Production • Hemolysis ... Erythropoiesis • Hematoma ... #Causes #Hepatology ... #bilirubinemia
Isolated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Direct Hyperbilirubinemia: Dubin-Johnson Syndrome, Rotor Syndrome
Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia: 
 - Trauma, Hematoma,
Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperbilirubinemia: - Trauma, Hematoma ... Count Abnormal: Hemolysis ... #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... 2-5x normal - Hemolysis ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology ... transaminitis #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Gilbert's syndrome • Hemolysis ... Bilirubin: RBC (hemolysis ... , bleeding, hematoma ... LDH: Heart, RBC (hemolysis ... #hepatology
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach ... -100): • Non-hemolytic ... anemia, CKD • Hemolytic ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver ... Diagnosis #hematology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Bilirubin: RBC (hemolysis ... , bleeding, hematoma ... LDH: Heart, RBC (hemolysis ... Gilbert's syndrome • Hemolysis ... #diagnosis #differential
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
HELLP Syndrome (Hemolysis ... clinical features: Hemolysis ... Hepatic infarcts, Hematomas ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bleeding • Hemolysis ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #Causes #Hematology