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Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Pregnancy #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
of information (e.g ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... autoantibodies that will cause ... ischemia and/or ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... Treatment:
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... , - regional ischemia ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
, e.g. central line ... help and inform clinical ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... a dramatic clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
/or suspicious clinical ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... Revascularization, treatment