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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, ... Hepatic ischaemia ... ), Chronic hepatitis ... #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
Trauma: Shock liver ... • Iatrogenic: DILI ... See Updated Schema ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Cirrhosis • Chronic ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... (>1000): • DILI ... injury) • Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... of Acute Liver ... #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... 20x normal - Acute ... normal - Infection (EBV ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... #Injury #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... , Acute biliary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
viral hepatitis ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... fibrosis - Acute ... fatty liver of ... #differential #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... #Pregnancy #hepatology