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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
100-500): • NAFLD ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... liver injury) ... • Ischemic Hepatopathy ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Liver Injury ... obstruction - Drug-Induced ... liver injury ... #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... > 20x normal - Acute ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injuryliver ... Injury Differential ... #Injury #Differential ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Liver Injury (DILI ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... #Liver #Injury ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... gastroenterology #algorithm
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Drugs, Viral, Ischemia ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Antitrypsin • Other: NAFLD ... #Injury #Differential ... #algorithm #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Drug Induced Liver ... Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... dechallenge • Acute ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... non-alcoholic fatty ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #