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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Liver Injury ... more specific for hepatic ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #differential #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Elevated Liver Function ... (Drug-induced liver ... injury) • Ischemic ... ) • Non-hepatic ... LouLectures #Liver
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
for pyogenic liver ... AbscessHepatic ... • Fasciola (liver ... #abscess #hepatic ... #hepatology #Differential
Liver Abscess Differential Diagnostic Algorithm

#Hepatic #Liver #Abscess #Infection #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Radiology #Differential #Hepatology
Liver Abscess Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... #Hepatic #Liver ... #Radiology #Differential ... #Hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... specific for the liver ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... : Liver Injury ... Hepatocellular Liver ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... Transaminitis #LFTs
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... replaced by non-hepatic ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology ... transaminitis #LFTs
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Liver Mass Differential ... : • Benign: Hepatic ... Cystadenoma, Polycystic liver ... Echinococcus #Liver ... #hepatology #Radiology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... or symptoms of liver ... Drug #induced #Liver ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Hepatic Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
Hepatic Masses on ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #liver #hepatology ... #radiology #mass