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Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... Viral infections (HAV ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... Hepatic ischaemia ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... HAV immunity; Liver ... Chronic Hepatitis ... #HepatitisB #HBV ... Management #Treatment #Hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Injury Transaminase ... normal - Infection (EBV ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... #Injury #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... : HAV, HBV, HCV, ... HEV, EBV, HSV, ... #injury #hepatitis ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injuryliver ... CMV, HSV, VZV ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... , CMV, HSV • Toxic ... #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
serologies, HCV ... serologies, HCV ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... : > 3 • Chronic ... #differential #Hepatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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: • Purpura, ischemic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... Drug Associated (Commonly ... Cryoglobulins • HIV ... • HBV HCV
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... disease • Liver ... diseases and hepatitis ... Malignancies • Chronic ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
: • Purpura, ischemic ... Nodosa: • PAN most commonly ... HTN • Check: HBV ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... - interstitial keratitis