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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... Viral Hepatitis ... injury) • Ischemic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Liver Injury ... - Drug-Induced liver ... injury - Viral ... #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... • Infectious: Sepsis ... #Injury #Differential ... #algorithm #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Injury Transaminase ... > 20x normal - Acute ... #Injury #hepatology ... transaminitis #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Liver Injury: ... Tests of synthetic function ... #injury #hepatitis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
dechallenge • Acute ... disorder (e.g. ascites ... ), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... of portal HTN: ascites ... hepatic synthetic function ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... hepatitis • Infiltrative
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
- Alcoholic hepatitis ... fibrosis - Acute ... fatty liver of ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
viral hepatitis ... viral hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... develops (DIC, ascites ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... #Pregnancy #hepatology