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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
• Infectious: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... Cholestatic - Intrahepatic ... Sepsis, Viral Hepatitis ... Cholestatic - Extrahepatic
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
progressive familial intrahepatic ... benign recurrent intrahepatic ... some cases of intrahepatic ... hepatocyte damage (eg, hepatitis ... hepatic cirrhosis) Intrahepatic
Approach to the Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis
1) Recognize and Manage Decompensation
 • Ascites
 • Variceal Bleeding
Scenarios • Alcoholic Hepatitis ... • Transjugular Intrahepatic
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
transfusion Acute intrahepatic ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology #hepatitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... Liver Injury: • Extrahepatic ... Choledochal cyst • Intrahepatic ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... liver #injury #hepatitis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... Preeclampsia, HELLP, Intrahepatic
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Diagnosis: • No extrahepatic ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis ... , TPN, Intrahepatic
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
hepatic vein clot) Intrahepatic ... Cirrhosis/acute hepatitis
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
in Pregnancy Intrahepatic ... hepatology #obstetrics #hepatitis
Causes of Jaundice - Prehepatic, Intrahepatic, Extrahepatic

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

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- Prehepatic, Intrahepatic ... , Extrahepatic ... Jaundice #Prehepatic #Intrahepatic ... #Extrahepatic #