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Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe ... Acute Liver Injury ... injury - Viral ... deficiency #LiverInjury ... #Differential #Hepatology
Shotgun Laboratory Testing for Severe Acute Livery Injury

https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/143598/hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known

#TWDFNR #Testing #Laboratory #LiverInjury #Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology #EBM #ChoosingWisely
Laboratory Testing for Severe ... Acute Livery Injury ... Testing #Laboratory #LiverInjury ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Chronic Viral Hepatitis ... • Acute Viral Hepatitis ... Severe (>1000) ... injury) • Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Injury (DILI) - ... dose, duration), Several ... ascites), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... malformation, Infantile ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
K Deficiency - Severe ... ) • Advanced Liver ... Alcohol, Viral hepatitis ... Summary #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... /dL, higher if severe ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... infection with severe ... liver injury (INR ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... Indications #management #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... malformation, Infantile ... Ultrasound #Contrast #POCUS ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology