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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
20x normal - Acute ... normal - Infection (EBV ... /CMV), Alcoholic ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... transaminitis #differential
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... Fatigue • Acute ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... : Alcohol, Medication ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
for alternative causes ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... EBV, CMV), Alcohol-related ... dechallenge • Acute ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... hepatitis • Drugs ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... #Causes
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Drugs (MDMA), Alcohol ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Vascular Causes ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... #hepatology
Sensorineural Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss: 
 • Neoplastic (Vestibular Schwannoma)
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Toxoplasmosis, HIV ... , Syphilis, Hepatitis ... Teratogenic drugs, Alcohol ... Cardiovascular Ischemia ... #Causes
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... exclude other causes ... diseases including HBV ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Cirrhosis - Alcoholic ... hepatitis ... fibrosis - Acute ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG