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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Hepatitis > ... , Toxic Hepatitis ... AST:ALT = 1 - Ischemia ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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, HCV, HEV, EBV, ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... See Updated Schema ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
, HBV, HCV, HEV, ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... ascites), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
of LFTs R-value ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #differential #Hepatology
Sensorineural Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss: 
 • Neoplastic (Vestibular Schwannoma)
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Toxoplasmosis, HIV ... , Syphilis, Hepatitis ... Cardiovascular Ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm