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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes ... Cholestatic Liver Injury ... #Cholestatic #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Liver Function Tests ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Drug-induced liver injury ... Liver #Function #Tests ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... Hepatocellular injury ... 2: Cholestatic injury ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential Diagnosis ... → liver test abnormalities ... Differential Diagnosis ... #hepatology #algorithm ... #Transaminitis
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... of Infancy • West ... Structural: • Head Injury ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic ... structural kidney injury ... , Normal renal ultrasound ... - No other cause ... HRSAKI #HRSNAKI #hepatology
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
FLAGS - In all cases ... Non-accidental Injury ... neurology, back pain Haematology ... #Child #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... ) • Traumatic injury ... liver #abscess #pediatrics ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
indirect Coombs test ... Causes purpura & ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology