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Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hepatocellular: Viral ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... e.g. ascites), Chronic ... Injury #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... viral hepatitis ... injury: > 3 • Chronic
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute Liver ... Hepatocellular - Liver ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Infectious: Sepsis, Viral ... Causes #Acute #algorithm
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... normal - Acute Viral ... normal - Infection (EBV ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... #Patterns #Liver
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
onset (acute vs. chronic ... history (cardiac, liver ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection: • HIV • EBV ... • CMV • Viral ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Regurgitation • Sub-Valvular ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic
T-LGL leukemia - T-CeIl Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical
 - Persistent (>6mo) lymphocytosis (2-20k) with proven clonality
T-cells (usually TCR-AB ... presentation (PB, BM ... , liver, spleen) ... - Mostly TCR-AB ... version DDx: - chronic
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... workup, including BM ... • Infections: Chronic ... bacterial and viral ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Giardiasis (Giardia) • Viral ... Schistosomes • Hot Tub ... Naegleria fowleri • Chronic ... Meningitis - Liver