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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
• Infectious: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #injury #hepatitis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... (Pancytopenia, WBC ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... • Monitor: CBC ... • Liver is the ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
The Gastroenterology ... rectal exam) - CBC ... : Cardiac/pulm/oncologic ... last meal - Treatment ... GregoryTBrennan #Liver
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... can be bridge to Liver ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis ... Management #Algorithm #treatment ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
) - Summary PBC ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... or higher • Liver ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Folate deficiency, Liver ... Artifact, Uremia, Liver ... stomatocytosis, Liver ... differential #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... Presence of CP or PC ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... failure #HepatitisB ... Indications #management #hepatology