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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
) Elevation - Differential ... Primary biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC) - Other ... #Elevation #Differential ... #hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Metastases • Lymphoma ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... #Causes #Hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cell lung CA, lymphoma ... #differential # ... #hepatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... (Pancytopenia, WBC ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Enzyme Elevation ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
bile ducts Differential ... Viral hepatitis, ... Endocrinopathy, Lymphoma ... #cholangitis #diagnosis ... #workup #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential ... #diagnosis #icp ... #HELLP #AFLP
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- Comparison ... the spleen or liver ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... reported (eg AIH-PBC ... (rare) - IgG Elevation ... Necrosis) If mild laboratory ... #Management #Hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
magnitude of enzyme elevation ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... body mass index; FBC ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #