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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 ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #differential #
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Function Tests (LFTs ... ) - Differential ... liver injury) • Ischemic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Liver Enzymes - Differential ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... #Differential #
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Liver Injury - Ichemic ... Acute #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Function Tests - Differential ... Drugs, Viral, Ischemia ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Liver Injury - Differential ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... Liver #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... Transaminitis #LFTs
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Biliary Dilatation - Differential ... sludge), Mirizzi's syndrome ... Parasitic infection, Ischaemic ... Dilatation #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... (HPS) HPS-differential ... HPS-severity classification ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome ... #HPS #hepatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... that will cause ischemia ... cyclophosphamide • Ischemic ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Causes and SUN Classification ... glaucoma and retinal ischemia ... #Causes #SUN #Classification ... #Differential # ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology