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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Alcoholic cirrhosis, Portal ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... for Transaminitis ... Drugs, Viral, Ischemia ... #hepatology #LiverFunctionTests
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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- Differential ... Trauma: Shock liver ... Budd-chiari syndrome, Portal ... See Updated Schema ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injury Differential ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • Drugs • AIH ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
enterocolitis (NEC), Ischemic ... Diverticulitis, Pelvic abscess ... abscess, Complicated ... Intrahepatic #Gas #Air ... #differential #
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... <400 - Serum total ... factors - Possible ischemic ... Hepatitis #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #AIH
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... performed on room air ... disease - Portal ... older) on room air ... management #treatment #hepatology