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Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Chronic Liver Disease ... HepaticEncephalopathy #TWDFNR #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #EBM
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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- Differential Diagnosis ... HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Metabolic: Wilson Disease ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #causes #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
- Differential Diagnosis ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Syndrome, Celiac Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
- Acute Viral Hepatitis ... , Toxic Hepatitis ... normal - Infection (EBV ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... A/B/C/D/E, EBV, ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs #hepatitis
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bacterial • Viral (EBV ... • Gaucher's Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
SLE, autoimmune hepatitis ... ) - Autoimmune hepatitis ... Anti-GBM - Goodpasture's ... #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology #
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... hepatomegaly, hepatitis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious • EBV ... Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Alcohol-related liver disease ... Liver #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology