10 results
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Hepatitis (AH) ... • Onset of jaundice ... ) or metabolic liver ... disease (Wilson ... Possible drug-induced liver
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... - Onset of jaundice ... ) or metabolic liver ... disease (Wilson ... Possible drug-induced liver
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
HSV • Toxic: Alcohol ... Hemochromatosis, Wilson's ... Disease, Alpha- ... Syndrome, Celiac Disease ... Medication, Pregnancy, Alcoholic
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Examination for Liver ... Xanthelasma and jaundiced ... Kayser-Fleischer rings in Wilson's ... Edema #biliary #physicalexam ... #cirrhosis #liver
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... • NAFLD • Alcohol ... • Cholestatic disease ... Ducts • PSC • Alcoholic ... hepatitis • Drugs
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... Hemochromatosis • Wilson's ... Disease • Amyloidosis ... Inflammatory • Alcoholic ... Induced Hepatitis
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... Sarcoidosis Toxic - Alcohol ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... disease - Wilson
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... Drugs (MDMA), Alcohol ... Hemochromatosis, Wilson's ... disease, Alpha- ... HELLP, Celiac disease
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Metabolic/Hereditary: Wilson ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... liver disease: ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #injury #hepatitis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology: • T lymphocyte ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... or higher • Liver ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis