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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... HSV • Toxic: Alcohol ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... #Injury #Differential ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... • Budd-Chiari Syndrome ... Inflammatory • Alcoholic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... can be bridge to Liver ... #Hepatitis #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... Failure Infections Alcohol-Associated ... Hepatitis (AAH) ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Sarcoidosis Toxic - Alcohol ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... disease (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis
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Approach to the Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis
1) Recognize and Manage Decompensation
 • Ascites
 • Variceal Bleeding
Common Scenarios • Alcoholic ... Hepatitis • Hepatorenal ... Syndrome • Prognostication ... Portosystemic Shunt • Liver ... #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... (eg Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Summary Overview
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Features
- Labs
- Diagnosis
- Differential Diagnosis
- Treatment

Sarah Onorato @sonorato11

#Alcoholic
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Diagnosis - Differential ... Diagnosis - Treatment ... #Hepatitis #hepatology ... diagnosis #algorithm #management