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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... 100-500): • NAFLD ... • Cirrhosis ... injury) • Ischemic ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... CMV), Alcoholic cirrhosis ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... antitrypsin • Other: NAFLD ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... #hepatology #algorithm
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
of Severe Acute Liver ... Injury - Ichemic ... - Wilson disease ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Antitrypsin • Other: NAFLD ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... 14 percent) #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Hepatology
Signs of Chronic Liver Disease ( Cirrhosis )

#Diagnosis #Cirrhosis #Signs #Symptoms #Hepatology
Signs of Chronic Liver ... Disease ( Cirrhosis ... ) #Diagnosis ... #Cirrhosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Algorithm Malignant ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... Hemochromatosis • Wilson's Disease ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... #Hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Drugs, Viral, Ischemia ... Congenital, Others, Cirrhosis ... #diagnosis #hepatology