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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... acid metabolism products ... infiltration) Differential ... Hepatitis, Preeclampsia ... #management #pathophysiology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hepatic vein: ... #injury #hepatitis
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... and hemorrhage Acute ... Fatty Liver of ... #differential # ... diagnosis #icp #
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Diagnosis Portal ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... hepatitis • Infiltrative ... metastasis • Fatty ... #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Liver disease ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... fibrosis - Acute ... fatty liver of ... #differential #
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
of cholestatic disease ... replaced by non-hepatic ... disease: > 2 ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
Diagnosis High ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... failure - Hepatic ... - Acute fatty ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Types: • Leukocyte ... Lung Injury (TRALI ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
proteins on plts, leukocytes ... Lung Injury (TRALI ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology