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Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Alcohol-related liver disease ... dechallenge • Acute ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms of liver disease ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #algorithm #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... #management #diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... • Iatrogenic: DILI ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Liver #Injury ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
viral hepatitis ... viral hepatitis ... of cholestatic disease ... Alcoholic liver disease ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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- Diagnosis Algorithm ... unresponsive to treatment ... autoimmune thyroiditis, hepatitis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... injury with serum ... - Concomitant diseases ... HCV, DILI, HCC,
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... from subclinical disease ... to acute liver ... pattern of liver injury ... regarding need for treatment