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Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
for alternative causes ... , HEV, EBV, CMV) ... dechallenge • Acute or chronic ... e.g. ascites), Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV ... Trauma: Shock liver ... • Iatrogenic: DILI ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Reticulocytosis • Liver ... #Hematology
Cirrhosis leading to Chronic Liver Failure - Clinical Signs and Symptoms

#Cirrhosis #LiverFailure #Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam #Findings
Cirrhosis leading to Chronic ... Liver Failure - ... Clinical Signs ... Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam ... Findings #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... ACLF) Clinical Guidelines ... Injury (DILI) ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
• Anemia of chronic ... • Anemia of chronic ... : Alcohol use, Liver ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... • Iatrogenic: DILI ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
hepatitis serologies, HCV ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... Unconjugated Bili ... #differential #Hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... 10x ULN), ↑Tbili/Dbili ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... disease • Liver ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology