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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... , D, EBV, CMV, HSV ... #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
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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• Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... #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
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury → liver test ... D/E, EBV, CMV, HSV ... #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs ... #hepatitis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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, vomiting, diarrhea ... infection • Viral hepatitis ... Diagnosis: ... disease progression ... #diagnosis
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
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, ... VZV, hepatitis C ... inflammation (acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
indirect Coombs test ... - Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... #Transfusions #diagnosis
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 ... Initiation of IV ... Anemia of renal disease ... #differential #diagnosis