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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
- Acute Viral Hepatitis ... , Toxic Hepatitis ... normal - Hemolysis, NASH ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... transaminitis #differential
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Injury - Ichemic hepatitis ... injury - Viral Hepatitis ... - Autoimmune hepatitis ... Acute #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Characteristic rash of dermatitis herpetiformis
#Clinical #Photo #Dermatology #SkinRash #Dermatitis #Herpetiformis #Celiac #Disease
Characteristic rash ... herpetiformis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Dermatitis
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Infectious • Hepatitis ... • Alcoholic Hepatitis ... #Hepatomegaly #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... Chronic Viral Hepatitis ... • Acute Viral Hepatitis ... #Tests #LFTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Leukocytosis - Differential ... Features of hematologic ... predominant immature cells ... #Leukocytosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
Transaminitis - Differential ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis
Quick review on streptococcal skin infections. 

Images from dermnet.nz

#diagnosis #clinical #differential #dermatology #skinrash #skin
#diagnosis #clinical ... #differential # ... dermatology #skinrash
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... Pancytopenia, WBC differential ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology