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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... , Sickle Cell, VOD ... #Injury #Differential
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Drug-induced SLE Anti-Jo-1 ... Dermatomyositis Anti-LKM (liver ... La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... Anti-GBM - Goodpasture's ... #diagnosis #table
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Hyponatremia: 1) ... of onset (acute vs ... history (cardiac, liver ... , renal disease) ... history #Diagnosis #EM
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs ... Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... the spleen or liver ... (HIV, EN, HTLV-1, ... #NonHodgkins #comparison
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
with end-stage liver ... disease and pulmonary ... 1. ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #clinical #pocus
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm in Cancer
UOsm ≥ 100 mOsm/kg = Urine is inappropriately concentrated for hypotonic
capillary leak syndrome ... amyloidosis) • Liver ... disease (metastases ... chemotherapy, VOD ... adrenalitis; PD-1
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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changes (POEMS syndrome ... acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... SPEP can: 1. ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential