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Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... Acidosis with Elevated ... Elevated Anion ... Salicylate poisoning Lactic ... #Causes
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... hepatitis • Drugs ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... #Causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
, - regional ischemia ... Causes of elevated ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... HEV, EBV, CMV), Alcohol-related ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... #hepatology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Necrosis Etiology: - Ischemia ... binge, Alcoholic ... hepatitis and lactic ... acidosis, and Aortic ... : - Treatment of
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... specificity to elevated ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... #hepatology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... which drastically elevates ... But we also have Lactic ... metabolism of Alcohol ... #differential #algorithm
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... exclude other causes ... #Hepatitis #Management ... #Algorithm #hepatology