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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
> 50x normal - Ischemic ... CMV), Alcoholic cirrhosis ... AST:ALT = 1 - Ischemia ... Viral Hepatitis, Ischemic ... #Injury #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... • NAFLD • Cirrhosis ... (Drug-induced liver ... injury) • Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe ... Acute Liver Injury ... - Ichemic hepatitis ... - Drug-Induced liver ... #Differential #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... disease (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Cirrhosis #Causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... Clues to non-cirrhotic ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... #hepatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... autoantibodies that will cause ... ischemia and/or ... cyclophosphamide • Ischemic
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
Management of Cirrhosis ... ) - 8g per liter ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... Indications #Management #Cirrhosis ... #treatment #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... #Failure #Cirrhosis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... or secondary to cirrhosis ... , Polycystic liver ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #hepatology