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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... hepatitis, Acute biliary ... Cholestatic - Intrahepatic ... Liver #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Acute #algorithm
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
some cases of intrahepatic ... Dysfunction - Biliary ... certain drugs, biliary ... , carcinoma of biliary ... #unconjugated #differential
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Choledochal cyst • Intrahepatic ... injury #hepatitis #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
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 ... Cholelithiasis #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... biliary obstruction ... bile ducts Differential ... hepatitis, TPN, Intrahepatic ... malignancy #Primary #Biliary
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... fibrosis, primary ciliary ... Bronchiectasis #diagnosis #management ... #Differential # ... workup #algorithm
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... on Ultrasound Biliary ... Gallstones • Biliary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithmic Approach to the Patient with Azotemia

#Azotemia #AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis #Differential #Algorithm #Management
Algorithmic Approach ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Algorithm #Management
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... No dilation = intrahepatic ... direct #bilirubin #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm