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Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... cyst, Polycystic Liver ... - primary - HCC ... Burak @kwburak #Liver ... #Mass #Differential
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute Liver ... Hepatocellular - Liver ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Artery: Shock Liver ... Causes #Acute #algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Others #LFTs
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... Injury → liver ... Hepatitis A/B/C/D/E, EBV ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Dermatomyositis Anti-LKM (liver ... biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... Celiac disease Anti-GBM ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology ... #antibodies
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
: INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... anti-phospholipid antibodies ... gastric bypass), LFT ... (liver disease) ... When do you do a BM
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... Other Diseases: • PBC ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology ... #differential #