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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... 100-500): • NAFLD ... • Cirrhosis ... (Drug-induced liver ... ) • Non-hepatic
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute Liver ... Hepatocellular - Liver ... Antitrypsin • Other: NAFLD ... Artery: Shock Liver ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... ALT < 5x ULN • NAFLD ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
NAFLD / NASH Progression Timeline
Healthy Liver → NAFLD/NASH → 0.25-3.2%/year → Cirrhotic NASH → 0.3-2.6%/year →
Timeline Healthy Liver ... 0.25-3.2%/year → Cirrhotic ... /NASH → Cirrhotic ... Dietary habits • Cirrhotic ... Progression #Timeline #hepatology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Esophageal Varices • Hepatic ... Syndrom (HRS) • Liver ... SBP) #ESLD #Liver ... management #summary #hepatology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Diagnosis Chronic liver ... disease (cirrhosis ... or chronic hepatitis ... Disease, Fulminant Hepatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... of underlying liver ... disease, liver ... support, or liver ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Clues to non-cirrhotic ... /acute hepatitis ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... Injury → liver ... antitrypsin • Other: NAFLD ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Acute sickle cell hepatic ... progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential