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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Acute ... #algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... Causes of Acute ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... #algorithm #hepatology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Identification of onset (acute ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... , liver, renal disease ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Algorithm Severe ... • Cholestatic disease ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Algorithm DILI ... for alternative causes ... Alcohol-related liver disease ... dechallenge • Acute ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Viral infections (acute ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... inflammation (acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... exclude other causes ... - Concomitant diseases ... HCV, DILI, HCC, ... #hepatology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
These shifts of ... blood loss or acute ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... Anemia of renal disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tests: • Measure ... statins - probably caused ... : • PBC, autoimmune ... hepatitis, Psoriasis