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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
of Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... #Differential #
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Severe Acute Liver Injury ... Drug-Induced liver injury ... - Autoimmune ... Acute #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... : Autoimmune hepatitis ... #hepatitis #differential ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Differential Diagnosis ... • Infections: Hepatitis ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... Diagnosis #hepatology ... Transaminitis #LFTs #hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... pattern of liver injury ... , AIH diagnosis ... BryanCUlrich #Autoimmune ... #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Liver Enzymes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Ischemia • Autoimmune ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Alcoholic hepatitis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • ... bile ducts Differential ... Viral hepatitis, ... #workup #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... Hepatitis, Preeclampsia
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... disease • Non-autoimmune ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... deficiencies • Autoimmune ... Noninfectious hepatitis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Cirrhosis, ETOH, autoimmune ... hepatitis, PBC, ... PSC, Viral hepatitis ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology