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Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... Cholangitis • Abscess ... #Hepatomegaly #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
of Severe Acute Liver ... Injury - Ichemic hepatitis ... - Drug-Induced liver ... Acute #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
Differential diagnosis ... abscess: Infectious ... Abscess • Hepatic ... #abscess #hepatic ... #hepatology #Differential
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... Chronic Viral Hepatitis ... • Acute Viral Hepatitis ... #Tests #LFTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Liver Mass - Differential ... • Polycystic Liver ... • Adenoma • Abscess ... #Mass #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... cyst, Polycystic Liver ... - Infectious: Abscess ... #Mass #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... , Toxic Hepatitis ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology ... transaminitis #differential
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... • Infectious: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... #Injury #Differential ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... months without treatment ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis