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Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... upper limit of normal ... , AIH diagnosis ... #AIH #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... liver blood tests ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... Areas of diagnostic ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Drug-associated, PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Laboratory Tests ... Blood Smear ↑ abnormal ... #hematology
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... atypical laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #AIH
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... atypical laboratory tests ... #diagnosis #Alcoholic ... #Hepatitis #AH ... #hepatology #criteria
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... function may be abnormal ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... necrosis HELLP Syndrome ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
IgM) levels • Hepatitis ... (to support a diagnosis ... arthritis) • Hepatitis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... 10 minutes of rest ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #treatment #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... disease • Liver ... diseases and hepatitis ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology