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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
> 50x normal - Ischemic ... Infection (EBV/CMV), Alcoholic ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... AST:ALT > 2.5 - Alcoholic ... Liver #Injury #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis Treatment Algorithm

#Alcoholic #Hepatitis #Treatment #Algorithm #Management #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... Treatment Algorithm ... #Alcoholic # ... Hepatitis #Treatment ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • NAFLD • Alcohol ... • AIH • A1AT deficiency ... hepatitis • Drugs ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Liver Injury - Ichemic ... hepatitis - Acute ... - Autoimmune hepatitis ... -1 antitrypsin deficiency ... #Differential #Hepatology
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Hepatitis (AH) ... factors • Possible ischemic ... hepatitis (e.g. ... I antitrypsin deficiency ... #hepatology #criteria
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... Sarcoidosis Toxic - Alcohol ... α1-antitrypsin deficiency ... heart failure (chronic ... #Differential #Hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... : • Acute or Chronic ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... #Causes #Hematology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory • Alcoholic ... Induced Hepatitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
- Iron deficiency ... - Anemia of chronic ... - Anemia of chronic ... and/or folate deficiency ... #hematology #diagnosis
Approach to Hypoproliferative Macrocytic Anemia

 • 812, Folate Deficiency
 • MDS+
 • Hypothyroid
 • Liver Disease
• 812, Folate Deficiency ... Liver Disease • Alcohol ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #workup