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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Hepatitis > ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... serologic evidence of hepatitis ... Chronic Hepatitis ... #HepatitisB #HBV ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Hepatitis B Phases and Treatment
Phase 1 - HBeAg+ Chronic Infection
Phase 2 - HBeAg+ Chronic Hepatitis
Phase 3
Hepatitis B Phases ... Hepatitis Phase ... Hepatitis Phase ... #HBV #HepBV #Phases ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Cirrhosis • Chronic ... Viral Hepatitis ... • Acute Viral Hepatitis ... injury) • Ischemic ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
, HBV, HCV, HEV, ... Hepatic ischaemia ... hepatitis fibrosis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
Trauma: Shock liver ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... See Updated Schema ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... #causes #hepatology
Hepatitis B Disease Progression Timeline
 • > 90% of infected children progress to chronic disease (<5%
Hepatitis B Disease ... develop Liver Cancer ... developing cirrhosis #HepatitisB ... Timeline #Prognosis #hepatology ... #Epidemiology #HepB
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs ... #hepatitis
Phases of chronic HBV infection according to revised and classical definitions
Phase 1: HBeAg+ chronic infection (old
hepatitis (old ... hepatitis (old ... hepatitis) ... #HBV #HepBV #Phases ... #hepatology #Chronic
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