Dr. Michael Chew @mchew85
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GrepMed Gastroenterology-Hepatology Editor, Academic Hospitalist UC Davis Medical Center Internal Medicine, Yale Gastroenterology Fellow '22
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Focused evaluation algorithm for acute liver injury

#Liver #Injury #Acute #Evaluation #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Focused evaluation ... algorithm for acute ... liver injury ... #Liver #Injury # ... Acute #Evaluation
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... indicate the initial evaluation ... history alongside evaluation ... include extrahepatic biliary ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Drug Induced Liver ... Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... Benign/malignant biliary ... obstruction, Primary biliary ... Injury #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Screening and surveillance of varices in patients with cirrhosis. 

- No for screening need if platelets
platelets >150 Liver ... Surveillance #Hepatology #EGD ... #PrimaryCare #Algorithm
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Cirrhosis - Management Algorithm

Very early (0) - Single <2 cm, Preserved liver
Cirrhosis - Management Algorithm ... cm, Preserved liver ... cm, Preserved liver ... transplantable HCC, End-stage ... Cirrhosis #Management #Algorithm
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liver biopsy findings ... #PBC #Primary #Biliary ... Cirrhosis #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... symptoms, elevated liver ... normal, further evaluation ... C282Y homozygote, evaluation ... hemochromatosis #algorithm
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
mediastinal cysts - Biliary ... - Patient s/p liver ... GI tract) - Biliary ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD