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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... - Chronic hepatitis ... AST:ALT > 2.5 - Alcoholic ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... Failure Infections Alcohol-Associated ... Hepatitis (AAH) ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... can be bridge to Liver ... #Algorithm #treatment ... #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... and Management Algorithm ... Chronic Hepatitis ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... • NAFLD • Alcohol ... disease US — Normal ... hepatitis • Drugs ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... HEV, EBV, CMV), Alcohol-related ... hepatitis fibrosis ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... function may be abnormal ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... viral hepatitis ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... #differential #Hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... - Symptoms of chronic ... upper limit of normal ... regarding need for treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Hepatology