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Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... >1.5, and both values ... tests (e.g., AST ... #Hepatitis #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #AIH
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Membrane): - Autoimmune ... Hypophostphatemia Laboratory ... Tests: - Haptoglobin ... #hematology
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... >1.5, and both values ... Presence of atypical laboratory ... tests (e.g., AST ... #hepatology #criteria
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
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... from subclinical disease ... Necrosis) If mild laboratory ... BryanCUlrich #Autoimmune ... #Hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Autoimmune: ... Autoimmune hepatitis ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... #algorithm #hepatology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory ... activity - A low value ... hallmark for the disease ... If the value is ... low, tests to detect
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
to bolus these values ... presentations and disease ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - assess other laboratory ... or diagnostic tests