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Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Trauma: Shock liver ... Metabolic: Wilson Disease ... , Portal vein thrombosis ... Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
heart failure (chronic ... (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Differential # ... Hepatology #Cirrhosis ... #Causes
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Disease Normal ... Disease (e.g. ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Diagnosis Portal ... Clues to non-cirrhotic ... /acute hepatitis ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Liver disease ... - Cirrhosis ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
< 1 • Cirrhosis ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... < 1 • Cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
most common causes ... more than one cause ... (e.g. cirrhosis ... of underlying disease ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Liver diseases ... and hepatitis ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
by liver insufficiency ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... over course of disease ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hepatology