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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
fibrosis score with values ... markers such as ELF ... 4, fibrosis-4; HCC ... hepatocellular carcinoma ... Referral #Management #Hepatology
Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - AGA Clinical Practice Guideline

First Line Treatment for HCC with Preserved
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ... - AGA Clinical ... with Preserved Liver ... Treatment for Disease ... Gastroenterology #oncology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... injury #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
) PSC is a chronic ... indications for liver ... hepatocellular carcinoma ... remain subject to clinical ... management #summary #Hepatology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Drug-associated, PCH ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
presentation • Chronic ... disease 6-9 mo ... Calculate R-Value ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Clinical features ... the spleen or liver ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... dysfunction • PSC ... Hepatocellular carcinoma ... appendages • FMF ... #Causes #Differential
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs R-value ... of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... • NASH, Chronic ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential
Alcohol-related liver disease algorithm. 

In patients in whom alcohol is suspected to be the main injurious
disease algorithm ... fibrosis is the critical ... force impulse; ELF ... γ-glutamyltransferase; HCC ... hepatocellular carcinoma