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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... injury) • Ischemic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Injury Transaminase ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
of Severe Acute Liver ... Injury - Ichemic ... injury - Viral ... Acute #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injuryliver ... Injury Differential ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Liver Injury ... #Enzymes #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic liver ... cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... disorder (e.g. ascites ... ), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... • Infectious: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... #Injury #Differential ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

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