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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
viral hepatitis ... viral hepatitis ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... infiltration) Differential ... Hepatitis, Preeclampsia ... Pregnancy #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
and hemorrhage Acute ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential ... #diagnosis #icp
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Diagnosis • Physiologic ... heart failure, Liver ... hepatitis, Pancreatitis ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
malformation, Infantile ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
malformation, Infantile ... Ultrasound #Contrast #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology