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Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infiltration- often breast ... CA, small cell ... HELLP • Trauma: Shock ... liver • Metabolic
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
rapidly progresses: cell ... wet (dependent areas ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... Infiltration: Often breast ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
rapidly progresses: cell ... wet (dependent areas ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... has traveled to areas ... Shock evidenced ... Severe bleeding: ... #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Acute ... creatinine by at least ... Hypotension • Shock ... Necrosis (Epithelial cell
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... Areas of diagnostic ... Abnormal USS may well ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
dysfunction (16%) • Shock ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treatment: • Treat ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... e.g., uptake by cells ... stop, reverse and treat ... laboratory or diagnostic ... #typea #typeb #classification
Common Malignancies That Cause Ascites
The most common malignancies causing ascites are ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric
- Signet ring cell ... is peritoneal seeding ... Breast Cancer ... CARCINOMATOSIS - Tumor cells ... #Differential #Diagnosis