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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Chronic Viral Hepatitis ... Ischemic Hepatopathy (shock ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... Hepatic Artery: Shock ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Transaminitis - Differential ... Diagnosis • ... HELLP • Trauma: Shock ... liver • Metabolic ... #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
B - Diagnosis and ... Management Algorithm ... HBV #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... VZV • Trauma: Shock ... #hepatology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Hepatocellular Level ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
If fever is present ... Nikolsky sign, the differential ... , and toxic shock ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... Hepatitis, Preeclampsia ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... Diagnosis - If suspected ... , AIH diagnosis ... (eg Viral) Management ... #Management #Hepatology