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Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
- Autoimmune ... hepatitis - Wilson ... disease - Hemochromatosis ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Diagnosis
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... >1.5, and both values ... atypical laboratory tests ... #Hepatitis #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #AIH
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... Schistosomiasis - Autoimmune ... 14 percent) #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hemochromatosis • Wilson's Disease ... • Autoimmune ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Metabolic: Wilson Disease ... obstruction syndrome • Autoimmune ... hepatitis • Iatrogenic ... #causes #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury → liver test ... • Infections: Hepatitis ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... #hepatology #algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... Syndrome, Celiac Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... >1.5, and both values ... atypical laboratory tests ... #diagnosis #Alcoholic ... #hepatology #criteria
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
DAT Results in Autoimmune ... Cold agglutinin disease ... #antiglobulin #test ... #Hemolysis #hematology ... #diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Membrane): - Autoimmune ... Laboratory Tests ... #hematology