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Table of Causes of Acute Liver Injury
#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Acute #Liver #Injury #Causes #Differential #Incidence #Table #Failure
of Acute Liver Injury ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #Acute #Liver # ... Injury #Causes # ... Differential #Incidence
Hepatic Abscess: Microbiology
Common Pathogens: E. Coli, K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
Rare pathogens that can cause
Hepatic Abscess: ... hepatic abscesses ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #liver ... #hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe ... Acute Liver Injury ... injury - Viral ... #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... of Acute Liver ... Injury: • Hepatic ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hepatology
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
) - Causes of Hepatocellular ... Liver Injury ... more specific for hepatic ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... injury) • Ischemic ... ) • Non-hepatic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Mixed - Check Acute ... injury < 26 weeks ... replaced by non-hepatic ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
and hemorrhage Acute ... Pregnancy (AFLP) ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... hepatitis #comparison #differential ... diagnosis #icp #HELLP #AFLP
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
) Elevation - Differential ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Intestine - Other causes ... elevation DDX of Hepatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology