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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Clinical Guidelines ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Procedures Management ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #diagnosis
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Failure (ALF): ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... Hepatitis, Preeclampsia ... Pregnancy #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential ... #diagnosis #icp ... #HELLP #AFLP
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis