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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Injury Transaminase ... Alcoholic cirrhosis, Portal ... #Injury #hepatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
on POCUS Sick ... Obscure diagnosis ... air on ultrasound ... , reverb in liver ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
: Liver Injury ... Infections: Hepatitis ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... #injury #hepatitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis ... Algorithm DILI ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Hepatocellular Level ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Algorithm Severe ... • Drugs • AIH ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
peripheral tracking of air ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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injury, though ... upper limit of normal ... , AIH diagnosis ... #AIH #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hepatology