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Drug-Induced Liver Injury - Pathophysiology
Indirect
Idiosyncratic
Direct

BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#DILI #DrugInduced #Liver #Injury #Pathophysiology #hepatology
Drug-Induced Liver ... Injury - Pathophysiology ... BrighamChiefs #DILI ... #Injury #Pathophysiology ... #hepatology
Drugs and Classes Associated with DILI and Type of Liver Injury

#Medications #Differential #DrugInduced #LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
Associated with DILI ... and Type of Liver ... Injury #Medications ... #LiverInjury #Hepatology ... #Pharmacology #
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
 - Ascites Formation
 - Dilutional Hyponatremia
 - Hepatorenal Syndrome
 - Spontaneous Infections

#Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology ... - Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Infections #Cirrhosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #hepatology #liver
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... • NAFLD • Cirrhosis ... (>1000): • DILI ... injury) • Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... Injury (DILI) ... #Failure #Cirrhosis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... Unconjugated Bili ... > 90% of Total Bili ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #differential #Hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... 10x ULN), ↑Tbili/Dbili ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... structural kidney injury ... , Normal renal ultrasound ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... HRSAKI #HRSNAKI #hepatology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Nutrition in Cirrhosis ... Analysis, muscle ultrasound ... cirrhosis. ... diet #management #hepatology ... #pathophysiology