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Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury → liver test ... • Infections: Hepatitis ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs #hepatitis
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
underlying liver disease ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Procedures Management ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #diagnosis
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... of Alcoholic Hepatitis ... atypical laboratory tests ... #diagnosis #Alcoholic ... #hepatology #criteria
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... (Wilson disease ... atypical laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Differential Diaqnoses ... hepatomegaly, hepatitis ... • Pulmonary: ... #diagnosis #management
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
failure • Severe pulmonary ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... agglutination - test ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... from subclinical disease ... , AIH diagnosis ... (eg Viral) Management ... #Management #Hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... and hepatitis ... conditions Diagnosis ... and M panel Management ... #diagnosis #management