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Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... presentation • Chronic ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... gastroenterology #algorithm ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Diagnosis Framework ... Cirrhosis • Chronic ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... (>1000): • DILI ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis ... Algorithm DILI ... dechallenge • Acute ... #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Injury (DILI) ... #Chronic #Liver ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Iatrogenic: DILI ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Differential Diagnosis of Pedal Edema #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Edema #LowerExtremity #Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral #Acute #Chronic #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pedal Edema #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Edema ... Unilateral #Bilateral #Acute ... #Chronic #Algorithm
Hypocalcemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Magnesium deficiency
 - Hypoparathyroidism 
 - Hypoalbuminemia (Pseudohypocalcemia)
 - Vitamin D
Diagnosis Algorithm ... deficiency - Acute ... or chronic kidney ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #differential
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... vs. chronic) 2) ... history (cardiac, liver ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
> 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis