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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Celiac disease • Autoimmune ... : Autoimmune hepatitis ... #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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• Ischemia • Autoimmune ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Drugs • AIH ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... pattern of liver injury ... been reported (eg AIH-PBC ... Necrosis) If mild laboratory ... #Hepatitis #AIH
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
of Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Membrane): - Autoimmune ... : Warm AIHA, Cold ... AIHA, Transfusion ... Hypophostphatemia Laboratory
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
and fever) and laboratory ... permanent alopecia Differential ... disease • Non-autoimmune ... Noninfectious hepatitis ... Hematologic: • AIHA