2002 results
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
hepatitis, Acute biliary ... Cholestatic - Intrahepatic ... Cholestatic - Extrahepatic ... • Biliary: Choledocholithiasis ... Causes #Acute #algorithm
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... common symptoms of Intrahepatic ... Drugs - Primary biliary ... PSC - Other biliary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Biliary Stricture ... Choledochal cyst • Intrahepatic ... - Obstruction: Biliary ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Jaundice - Prehepatic, Intrahepatic, Extrahepatic

#Diagnosis #Differential #Jaundice #Prehepatic #Intrahepatic #Extrahepatic #Unconjugated #Conjugated

** GrepMed Recommended
- Prehepatic, Intrahepatic ... , Extrahepatic ... Jaundice #Prehepatic #Intrahepatic ... #Extrahepatic #
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
benign recurrent intrahepatic ... some cases of intrahepatic ... Dysfunction - Biliary ... certain drugs, biliary ... , carcinoma of biliary
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Diagnosis: • No extrahepatic ... biliary obstruction ... hepatitis, TPN, Intrahepatic ... malignancy #Primary #Biliary
Mechanism of Action of Bile Acid Sequestrants
Bile Acid Sequestrants → ↓ Hepatic Bile Acid Pool →
Cholesterol → ↓ Intrahepatic ... Plasma LDL-C #biliary
Complications of Gallstones - Cholelithiasis
1. Biliary colic
2. Cholecystitis
3. Mucocele
4. Empyema
5. Fistula
6. Perforation
7. Gallbladder carcinoma
8. Mirizzi's syndrome
9.
Biliary colic 2. ... Intrahepatic stones
Intrahepatic Biliary Dilatation on POCUS

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Intrahepatic #Biliary #Dilatation #dilated #POCUS #clinical #RUQ #ultrasound
Intrahepatic Biliary ... RJonesSonoEM #Intrahepatic ... #Biliary #Dilatation
An Approach to Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis

- Increased Production (Prehepatic)
- Decreased Clearance (Intrahepatic + Posthepatic)

Dr. Eric
Decreased Clearance (Intrahepatic ... Table #Causes #Intrahepatic