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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 ... #Hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
, HBV, HCV, HEV, ... dechallenge • Acute ... hepatitis fibrosis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #hepatology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... severe liver injury ... liver failure #HepatitisB ... #HepBV #HBV #Treatment ... Indications #management #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
> 20x normal - Acute ... Viral Hepatitis ... , Toxic Hepatitis ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... #hepatology #LFTs
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 ... #algorithm #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis ... Liver Injury (DILI ... ) Viral Hepatitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... viral hepatitis ... #hepatitis #differential ... #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... - Symptoms of chronic ... pattern of liver injury ... Other Etiology of Hepatitis ... #Autoimmune #Hepatitis
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... only increase short-term ... survival in severe AH ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis ... #treatment #hepatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology