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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Function Tests (LFTs ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • NAFLD • Cirrhosis ... • Chronic Viral ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
CMV), Alcoholic cirrhosis ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... , chronic kidney ... , chronic kidney ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Medications #Table
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
B - Diagnosis and ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... HBV #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... transaminitis #LFTs
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... noxious stimuli) TREATMENT ... Initiate empiric treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
conidia → Yeast → travel ... Immunosuppressed host): • Chronic ... 85% • < 50% in chronic ... infection) • Chronic ... , neutropenia, cirrhosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
life-threatening • Treatment ... • Evolution: Chronic ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... the mainstay of treatment ... frequent in men Chronic ... #comparison #table ... #dermatology