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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Function Tests (LFTs ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe Acute ... - Acute biliary ... - Wilson disease ... #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
and Differential ... Heart #Disorders #Diseases ... #Classification ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Quadrant: • Hepatitis ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... - Sickle cell disease ... - Hepatitis ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
> 20x normal - Acute ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Pediatric Vomiting ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... HepatitisAcute ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... Liver #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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Interpretation of LFTs ... ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis