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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... #Chronic #Liver ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... and Management Algorithm ... Chronic Hepatitis ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Cirrhosis • Chronic ... Viral Hepatitis ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... Viral Hepatitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... dechallenge • Acute ... hepatitis fibrosis ... #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... > 20x normal - Acute ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... • Infectious: Hepatitis ... , Acute biliary ... Diagnosis #Causes #Acute ... #algorithm #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... only increase short-term ... can be bridge to Liver ... #treatment #hepatology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Supportive with treatment ... liver failure ... Liver transplant ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
viral hepatitis ... viral hepatitis ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... #differential #Hepatology