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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... , Acute biliary ... #Injury #Differential
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Injury Transaminase ... > 20x normal - Acute ... normal - Infection (EBV ... transaminitis #differential
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injuryliver ... Injury Differential ... A/B/C/D/E, EBV, ... #Injury #Differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Liver Injury: ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... #injury #hepatitis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Injury (DILI) - ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... dechallenge • Acute ... ascites), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis ... cardiac imaging #Acute ... #Kidney #Injury
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Elevated CK Levels Acute ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... renal injury, Strenuous ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... bearing after injury ... HSV, Varicella, EBV ... Parvovirus - Hepatitis ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Viral infections (acute ... HIV, HBV, EBV, ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... inflammation (acute ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential