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Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... • NAFLD • Alcohol ... Ducts • PSC • Alcoholic ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... HSV • Toxic: Alcohol ... Hepatic Artery: Shock ... Medication, Pregnancy, Alcoholic ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Sarcoidosis Toxic - Alcohol ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Cirrhosis #Causes
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... Failure Infections Alcohol-Associated ... #Failure #Cirrhosis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
patients), "Hospital-acquired ... Non-megaloblastic: Alcohol ... use, Liver disease ... independent of alcohol ... #hematology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... Inflammatory • Alcoholic ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... ) • Advanced Liver ... Disease - Alcohol ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... comparison #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
for HIV, HCV - Alcohol ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... evaluation: not required ... #Workup #hematology
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... of Alcohol Use ... abdominal pain, nausea ... patients with cirrhosis ... psychaedelics #Alcohol
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... VZV • Trauma: Shock ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis