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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... • Infectious: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... Sepsis, Viral Hepatitis ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... /B/C/D/E, EBV, CMV ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
for alternative causes ... disease, Hepatic ... ), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Vascular Causes ... Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #injury #hepatitis ... #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Liver diseases ... and hepatitis ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... DDX - Other causes ... #immunology #hematology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis ... #Management #Algorithm ... #hepatology