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Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
- Ichemic hepatitis ... injury - Viral Hepatitis ... - Autoimmune hepatitis ... #Differential # ... Hepatology #Diagnosis
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Infectious • Hepatitis ... • Alcoholic Hepatitis ... • Autoimmune Hepatitis ... • Drug Induced Hepatitis ... #Hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Trauma: Shock liver ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... • Infectious: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... Sepsis, Viral Hepatitis ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
for alternative causes ... disease, Hepatic ... ascites), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... /B/C/D/E, EBV, CMV ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... Transaminitis #LFTs ... #hepatitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #injury #hepatitis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
disease, decrease ... anemia (vegan, ... gastric bypass), LFT ... (liver disease) ... #Workup #hematology