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Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... disease - Timing: early ... (distal urethra ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Infectious: Sepsis, Viral ... #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Acute #algorithm
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #LiverEnzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
syndrome, Massive liver ... pericarditis, Early ... gradient #hepatology #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... NASH, Chronic viral ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ULN - - Viral ... Transaminitis #Algorithm
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injury Differential ... Hepatitis A/B/C/D/E, EBV ... #Injury #Differential ... Diagnosis #hepatology #algorithm
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Enhanced Ultrasound - Early ... , Metastasis #Liver ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Splenomegaly - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacterial • Viral ... (EBV) • Parasitic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... normal - Acute Viral ... normal - Infection (EBV ... #Patterns #Liver ... transaminitis #differential