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Focused evaluation algorithm for acute liver injury

#Liver #Injury #Acute #Evaluation #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Focused evaluation ... algorithm for acute ... Acute #Evaluation ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology
Evaluation abnormal liver tests in pregnancy
- Cholestatic Pattern
- Hepatocellular Pattern

#LFTs #transaminits #pregnancy #obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology #diagnosis
Evaluation abnormal ... liver tests in ... Hepatocellular Pattern #LFTs ... obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... Function #Tests #LFTs ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... history (cardiac, liver ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Table of Causes of Acute Liver Injury
#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Acute #Liver #Injury #Causes #Differential #Incidence #Table #Failure
Table of Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #Acute ... #Liver #Injury
Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis of Acute Pelvic Pain #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Obgyn #Pelvic #Pain #PelvicPain #NonGynecologic
Evaluation and Differential ... Diagnosis of Acute ... Pelvic Pain #Diagnosis ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe Acute ... hepatitis - Acute ... LiverInjury #Severe #Acute ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Diagnosis
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... > 20x normal - Acute ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Hepatocellular - Check Acute ... Mixed - Check Acute ... Imperative to Identify Acute ... Cirrhosis: > 1 • Acute ... #chemistry #diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #Pregnancy #hepatology