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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... ) - Causes of Hepatocellular ... and Cholestatic Liver ... Hepatocellular Liver ... or Cholestatic Liver
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ULN • Viral ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Severe - ALT ... >15X ULN ... Transaminitis #Algorithm
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... than ALTALT ... - ALP > AST/ALT ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - Management ... Algorithm Upper ... Stabilization Concern for Liver ... Consult GI ± EGD Causes ... GAVE (idiopathic, liver
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... + AST > 10x ULN ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
for decreased PLT ... for decreased PLT ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... If other causes ... ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Liver Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Polycystic Liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes