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Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
of Alcoholic Hepatitis ... >1.5, and both values ... atypical laboratory tests ... #diagnosis #Alcoholic ... #hepatology #criteria
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
- Differential Diagnosis ... HSV • Toxic: Alcohol ... Medication, Pregnancy, Alcoholic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... >1.5, and both values ... ) or metabolic liver ... atypical laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
test abnormalities ... • Infections: Hepatitis ... Drugs (MDMA), Alcohol ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... #hepatology #algorithm
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... Hemochromatosis • Wilson's Disease ... Inflammatory • Alcoholic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... Sarcoidosis Toxic - Alcohol ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver ... 14 percent) #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
disease, liver ... Failure Infections Alcohol-Associated ... Hepatitis (AAH) ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Cholestatic disease ... hepatitis • Drugs ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver disease; ... dehydrogenase; NAFLD, non-alcoholic ... fatty liver disease ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
liver disease algorithm ... fibrosis score with values ... Second-line tests ... fatty liver disease ... Referral #Management #Hepatology