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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
> 50x normal - Ischemic ... AST:ALT = 1 - Ischemia ... Viral Hepatitis, Ischemic ... #hepatology #LFTs ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Severe Acute Liver Injury ... - Ichemic hepatitis ... Drug-Induced liver injury ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Diagnosis
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Drug-induced liver injury ... ) • Ischemic Hepatopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
of COVID-19 • Neurologic ... Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia ... , Stroke • Renal ... shock, Myocardial ischemia ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... that will cause ischemia ... cyclophosphamide • Ischemic ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome, Electrical injury ... , Heat stroke, Metabolic ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... decreased renal renal ischemia
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology #algorithm
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... Common Bile Duct Stone ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Stones: Biliary stone ... Parasitic infection, Ischaemic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... necrosis) • Ischemic ... debris • Kidney stone ... #nephrology