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NAFLD Activity Score (NAS)
0–3 for steatosis
0–3 for inflammation
0–2 for ballooning hepatocytes
NAS ≥5 is classified as definitive
NAFLD Activity Score ... for ballooning hepatocytes ... .2020.603926 #NAFLD ... NAS #diagnosis #hepatology
NAFLD / NASH Progression Timeline
Healthy Liver → NAFLD/NASH → 0.25-3.2%/year → Cirrhotic NASH → 0.3-2.6%/year →
NAFLD / NASH Progression ... Healthy Liver → NAFLD ... /year → HCC • NAFLD ... Polymorphisms, Age #NAFLD ... Progression #Timeline #hepatology
Pathology - Hepatocyte Pigments

Lipofuschin (H&E) 

Alpha-I-antitrypsin globules (PAS-D) 

Mallory's hyaline / Mallory Denk Bodies 

Giant Mitochondria
Pathology - Hepatocyte ... bilirubinostasis (H&E) #Hepatocyte ... Pigments #Pathology #Hepatology
Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Various factors, including inflammation, hyperinsulinemia or insulin resistance, and altered lipid homeostasis,
develop in fatty hepatocytes ... #GI #IM #NASH #NAFLD
Histologic Features and Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH is a potentially progressive type of nonalcoholic
liver disease (NAFLD ... specimens: ballooned hepatocytes ... Epidemiology #NASH #NAFLD
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Synthesis: in hepatocyte ... accumulation in hepatocyte ... conjugation in hepatocyte ... reuptake into hepatocyte ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Hemochromatosis • NAFLD ... ALT < 5x ULN • NAFLD ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
patients with NAFLD ... calculation of a FIB4 or NAFLD ... disease; NFS, NAFLD ... FattyLiver #Disease #NAFLD ... Referral #Management #Hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Wilson's, HH, NAFLD ... 5x ULN - NAFLD ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatic Portal Venous System Drainage Anatomy
1) Most of the blood from abdominal organs goes into the
is delivered to hepatocytes ... Pathophysiology #Hepatology