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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... ) - Causes of Hepatocellular ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... #hepatology #obstetrics
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
- Nonalcoholic fatty ... liver disease ... #Differential # ... Hepatology #Cirrhosis ... #Causes
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Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Non-Malignant • Fatty ... Liver • Cysts ... #Causes #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... #Causes
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Hepatic infarcts, Hematomas ... hemorrhage Acute Fatty ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... hepatitis #comparison #differential ... #diagnosis #icp
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Erythropoiesis • Hematoma ... Dilatation on Ultrasound ... #Causes #Hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Portal ... metastasis • Fatty ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... gastric bypass), LFT ... (liver disease) ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
non-alcoholic fatty ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #