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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Injury ... more specific for hepatic ... #Cholestatic #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... injury) • Ischemic ... ) • Non-hepatic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #transaminitis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
malformation, Infantile ... #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... malformation, Infantile ... CT #radiology #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
malformation, Infantile ... #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... ultrasound: A concerning ... reflection on the differential ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
injury < 26 weeks ... hepatocellular injury ... replaced by non-hepatic ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - T2, T1 precontrast, T1 portal venous,
Appearance of Liver ... malformation, Infantile ... MagneticResonance #radiology #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... from contiguous focus ... through: - Hepatic ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Gunshot Wound on Hepatic Ultrasound
Note the echogenic foci (orange arrow) adjacent to the hepatic vein with
Ultrasound Note ... Patient had shotgun injury ... Vitals stable. no ... #Gunshot #GSW #Liver ... ForeignBody #FB #Pellet #POCUS