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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
HSV • Toxic: Alcohol ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... Medication, Pregnancy, Alcoholic ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... Hemochromatosis • Wilson's Disease ... Inflammatory • Alcoholic ... HepatitisAutoimmune ... #Causes #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... • Ischemia • Autoimmune ... • Cholestatic disease ... hepatitis • Drugs ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
of Severe Acute Liver ... - Drug-Induced liver ... - Autoimmune ... disease - Hemochromatosis ... #Differential #Hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... Schistosomiasis - Autoimmune ... Sarcoidosis Toxic - Alcohol ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... #Differential #Hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Drugs (MDMA), Alcohol ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Hepatitis (AH) ... ) or metabolic liver ... disease (Wilson ... Possible drug-induced liver ... #hepatology #criteria
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune ... ) or metabolic liver ... Possible drug-induced liver ... SMA >1:80 #Autoimmune ... #Hepatology #AIH
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... HEV, EBV, CMV), Alcohol-related ... liver disease, ... steatosis • Autoimmune ... #hepatology
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Caroli's ... Hyperplasia • Adenoma ... #Mass #Hepatology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm