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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Cholestatic Liver Injury ... Liver #Enzymes #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Function Tests (LFTs ... ) - Differential ... Drug-induced liver injury ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hepatology ... Transaminitis #LFTs
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Drug-induced Liver Injury ... dose dependent injury ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver Injury ... Patterns #Liver #Injury ... #hepatology #LFTs ... transaminitis #differential
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Causes and SUN Classification ... : Anterior, Intermediate ... #Causes #SUN #Classification ... #Differential # ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... change disease • Hematologic ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... ALF): • Liver injury ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
supraclavicular node • Anterior ... -95% of cases) Classification ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification ... #hematology #oncology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... ear disease Differential ... Tests: • CBC • LFT ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification