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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... #Acute #algorithm
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Solid tumors Autoimmune ... #causes
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Ischemia • Autoimmune ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... : Autoimmune hepatitis ... extrahepatic source - Tests
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cold AIHA • Alloimmune ... Cold AIHA • PCH ... • PNH
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury → liver test ... • Infections: Hepatitis ... A/B/C/D/E, EBV, ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... Diagnosis #hepatology #algorithm
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... Palpable Rash: - Autoimmune ... Fecal occult blood test ... • Serology for hepatitis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... Cirrhosis, ETOH, autoimmune ... hepatitis, PBC, ... PSC, Viral hepatitis ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential ... Diagnostic Tests ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... statins - probably caused ... , autoimmune hepatitis