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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... hepatitis, Acute biliary ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... : Autoimmune hepatitis ... , PBC, PSC, IgG4 ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... , PSC, Cystic fibrosis
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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pattern: - SSc, PBC ... pattern: - PBC ... , SSc, PBC/SSc OS ... , PBC/SjS OS ... SjS, SLE, RA, PBC
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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• Ischemia • Autoimmune ... • Drugs • AIH ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... Duct Stone • Biliary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... fluid overload, PCC ... Differentiation #Syndrome #APML ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... been reported (eg AIH-PBC ... BryanCUlrich #Autoimmune ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... : Blast crises ... /Cytopenias • AIHA ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
• SLE, SSc, AIH ... pattern: • SSc, PBC ... dots pattern: • PBC ... conditions • Sp-100, PML ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology