13 results
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... Injury (DILI) ... Viral Hepatitis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
• NAFLD • Cirrhosis ... Chronic Viral Hepatitis ... • Acute Viral Hepatitis ... injury) • Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Injury Transaminase ... CMV), Alcoholic cirrhosis ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... survival in severe AH ... can be bridge to Liver ... Management #Algorithm #treatment ... #hepatology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... injury (INR > 2 ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... failure #HepatitisB ... Indications #management #hepatology
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
Management of Cirrhosis ... ) - 8g per liter ... • Acute kidney injury ... Indications #Management #Cirrhosis ... #treatment #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... : < 1 • Cirrhosis ... #injury #hepatitis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... • Liver is the ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #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 ... : < 1 • Cirrhosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Injury (DILI) - ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... ascites), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #Algorithm #hepatology