9 results
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
20x normal - Acute ... Infection (EBV/CMV), Alcoholic ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... AST:ALT > 2.5 - Alcoholic ... Liver #Injury #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • NAFLD • Alcohol ... hepatitis • Drugs ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... Cirrhosis • Chronic ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... liver injury) • Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Failure Infections Alcohol-Associated ... Hepatitis (AAH) ... #Chronic #Liver ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... HEV, EBV, CMV), Alcohol-related ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... dechallenge • Acute ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
specificity to elevated ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... Hemolysis #liver #chemistry ... #differential #Hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... specificity to elevated ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
 -
subclinical disease to acute ... - Symptoms of chronic ... IgG typically elevated ... (eg Viral) Management ... #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... Treatment: - Acute ... #Hepatitis #Management ... #Algorithm #hepatology