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Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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- Differential Diagnosis ... CA, small cell lung ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... #causes #hepatology
Causes and Assessment of the Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
> 90% no structural cause identified
Gastrointestinal
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Causes and Assessment ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... pancreatic • Hepatitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pediatrics #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... CA, small cell lung ... #algorithm #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... Liver diseases and hepatitis ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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changes (POEMS syndrome ... HBV, EBV, VZV, hepatitis ... ovarian tumors, lung ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... sources within abdominal ... liver #abscess #pediatrics ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology