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Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
for alternative causes ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... ascites), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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• Autoimmune hepatitis ... • Iatrogenic: DILI ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Hepatitis > ... - Acute Viral Hepatitis ... , Toxic Hepatitis ... normal - Chronic hepatitis ... #hepatology #LFTs
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Chronic Viral Hepatitis ... • Acute Viral Hepatitis ... (>1000): • DILI ... Drug-induced liver injury ... ) • Ischemic Hepatopathy
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Vascular Causes ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #hepatitis #differential
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
• Infectious: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... Pregnancy, Alcoholic Hepatitis ... Sepsis, Viral Hepatitis ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... #Causes
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... HCV, DILI, HCC, ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis ... #Management #Algorithm
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #differential #Hepatology