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Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
EBV, CMV), Alcohol-related ... Hepatic ischaemia ... disorder (e.g. ascites ... ), Chronic hepatitis ... #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... normal - Infection (EBV ... /CMV), Alcoholic ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... #Injury #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Liver disease ... Cirrhosis - Alcoholic ... hepatitis ... - Acute fatty liver ... #differential #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Iatrogenic: DILI ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... #hepatology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
Gradient (SAAG) ... Cirrhosis - Alcoholic ... hepatitis - Cardiac ... associated with bowel ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Renal Failure • Liver ... Epstein-Barr Virus • Hepatitis ... • HIV Autoimmune ... Alcohol) • Drug ... #Chronic #Fatigue
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Drugs (MDMA), Alcohol ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
serologies, HCV ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... #differential #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... blood, urine and ascites ... diseases including HBV ... HCV, DILI, HCC, ... #Algorithm #hepatology