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Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe ... Acute Liver Injury ... hepatitis - Wilson ... disease - Hemochromatosis ... #Differential #Hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Hemochromatosis, Wilson's ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Metabolic/Hereditary: Wilson ... intestines, white blood ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... disease and in ... Caused by intrapulmonary ... passage • Arterial blood ... #treatment #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver ... Malnutrition • Wilson's ... disease • hypothyroidism ... deficiency • blood ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Disease: - Impaired ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
exclude other causes ... with chest x-ray, blood ... - Acute kidney injury ... - Concomitant diseases ... #Algorithm #hepatology