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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 ... #LFTs #transaminitis
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Function Tests (LFTs ... - Differential Diagnosis ... liver injury) • Ischemic ... Function #Tests #LFTs ... #hepatology #transaminitis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
you work up an ischemic ... ) B) Evaluate ischemic ... Evaluate underlying cause ... udaygulati #ischemic ... #diagnosis #checklist
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... #Algorithm #Causes
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
autoantibodies that will cause ... ischemia and/or ... cyclophosphamide • Ischemic ... prevention (statin for CVA ... #management #treatment
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe ... Liver Injury - Ichemic ... Severe #Acute #Causes ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Diagnosis
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Drugs, Viral, Ischemia ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... Transaminitis #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #hepatology #LiverFunctionTests
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia ... signs of cardiac ischaemia ... possible. ❺ If ischaemia ... #Cardiac #Ischemia ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Parasitic infection, Ischaemic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs