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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
> 50x normal - Ischemic ... 20x normal - Acute ... AST:ALT = 1 - Ischemia ... , Ischemic Necrosis ... #diagnosis
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Liver Injury ... - Ichemic hepatitis ... - Drug-Induced liver ... #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Diagnosis Framework ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... Viral Hepatitis ... injury) • Ischemic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... Necrosis • Toxic (e.g ... radiation, ingestions ischemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
of information (e.g ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... dechallenge • Acute ... vascular disorder (e.g ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia ... Diagnostic Schema ... inflammation (e.g ... #Mesenteric #Ischemia ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Infections: Hepatitis ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
factors - Possible ischemic ... hepatitis (e.g. ... use assessment (e.g ... laboratory tests (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
factors • Possible ischemic ... hepatitis (e.g. ... use assessment (e.g ... laboratory tests (e.g ... #hepatology #criteria
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm