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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Failure Infections Alcohol-Associated ... Hepatitis (AAH) ... Liver Injury (DILI ... #management #diagnosis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... Algorithm DILI ... HEV, EBV, CMV), Alcohol-related ... hepatitis fibrosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • NAFLD • Cirrhosis ... • Chronic Viral ... (>1000): • DILI ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... Sarcoidosis Toxic - Alcohol ... heart failure (chronic ... 14 percent) #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
cirrhosis, Portal ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... AST:ALT > 2.5 - Alcoholic ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Malignant ... Inflammatory • Alcoholic ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... #Hepatology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... presentation • Chronic ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #gastroenterology ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Severe ... • NAFLD • Alcohol ... hepatitis • Drugs ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... Management Algorithm ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... Chronic Hepatitis ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular ... • Iatrogenic: DILI ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... : < 1 • Cirrhosis ... #algorithm #hepatology