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Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Liver Injury (DILI ... Diagnosis Algorithm DILI ... injury, Previous DILI ... dates) Potential pitfalls ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Drugs and Classes Associated with DILI and Type of Liver Injury

#Medications #Differential #DrugInduced #LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
Associated with DILI ... #LiverInjury #Hepatology ... Pharmacology #Causes #DILI
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Liver Injury (DILI ... ) DILI Types: ... • Cholestatic DILI ... EmoryGastroHep #DILI ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Drug-Induced Liver Injury - Pathophysiology
Indirect
Idiosyncratic
Direct

BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#DILI #DrugInduced #Liver #Injury #Pathophysiology #hepatology
BrighamChiefs #DILI ... Pathophysiology #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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(>1000): • DILI ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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• Iatrogenic: DILI ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Liver Injury (DILI ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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preload - P-SILI ... /VILI - Lower risk
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
• Iatrogenic: DILI ... Unconjugated Bili ... > 90% of Total Bili ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
abnormality vs bone Bili ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology