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Alcoholic Hepatitis Treatment Algorithm

#Alcoholic #Hepatitis #Treatment #Algorithm #Management #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... Treatment Algorithm ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Management #hepatology
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Diagnostic Algorithm ... chronic kidney disease ... - Vitamin B12 ... disorder - TSH, LFTs ... #hematology #diagnosis
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Function Tests (LFTs ... • NAFLD • Cirrhosis ... Chronic Viral Hepatitis ... • Acute Viral Hepatitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Infectious • Hepatitis ... • Alcoholic Hepatitis ... • Autoimmune Hepatitis ... • Drug Induced Hepatitis ... #Causes #Hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
- Acute Viral Hepatitis ... , Toxic Hepatitis ... CMV), Alcoholic cirrhosis ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... - Wilson disease ... #Differential #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
• Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Hepatitis B Disease Progression Timeline
 • > 90% of infected children progress to chronic disease (<5%
Hepatitis B Disease ... individuals develop cirrhosis ... of developing cirrhosis ... #HepatitisB #Disease ... Timeline #Prognosis #hepatology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Chronic liver disease ... (cirrhosis or chronic ... hepatitis) - 80% ... failure - 3-5% Cirrhosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology