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Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - AFLP, HELLP ... • Drugs • AIH ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
• Infectious: Hepatitis ... hepatitis, Acute ... , Alcoholic Hepatitis ... Sepsis, Viral Hepatitis ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... #Disease #Pregnancy ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... #hepatitis #comparison
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune hepatitis ... melanoma, myeloma • Pregnancy ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #injury #hepatitis ... #hepatology