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Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe ... Acute Liver Injury ... Hepatitis - Autoimmune ... Wilson disease ... #Differential #Hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... hepatitis, Acute ... #Injury #Differential ... #algorithm #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
dose, duration), Several ... disease, Hepatic ... dechallenge • Acute ... steatosis • Autoimmune ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... • Autoimmune: ... Autoimmune hepatitis ... #injury #hepatitis ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injuryliver ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
K Deficiency - Severe ... ) • Advanced Liver ... Disease - Alcohol ... , Viral hepatitis ... , Autoimmune
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Severe ALT > 15x ... • Ischemia • Autoimmune ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... from subclinical disease ... to acute liver ... injury, though ... Diagnosis #Management #Hepatology