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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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... or liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... NonAlcoholic #FattyLiver #Disease ... Referral #Management #Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
associated autoimmune disease ... of autoimmune disease ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
female-predominant disease ... of autoimmune disease ... relative with PBC ... Cholestasis #PBC ... Pathophysiology #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
a diagnosis of NAFLD ... alcohol-related liver disease ... body mass index; FBC ... dehydrogenase; NAFLD ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
NAFLD Diagnosis Algorithm
Two-step diagnostic strategy for NAFLD
1st step: 
  - Clinical biomarkers, scoring systems- FIB4,
NAFLD Diagnosis ... systems- FIB4, NAFLD ... #Fatty #Liver #Disease ... #NAFLD #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
NASH/NAFLD - Liver Biopsy Indications Algorithm

#NASH #NAFLD #Liver #Biopsy #Indications #Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
NASH/NAFLD - Liver ... Algorithm #NASH #NAFLD ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease ... - Wilson disease ... Venoocclusive disease ... #Differential #Hepatology
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Chronic Liver Disease ... TWDFNR #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
hepatitis - Wilson disease ... #Differential #Hepatology
Algorithm for noninvasive evaluation of patients with suspected NAFLD

https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(19)30051-4/fulltext

#NAFLD #Algorithm #assessment #evaluation #diagnosis #hepatology #noninvasive
with suspected NAFLD ... 4/fulltext #NAFLD ... evaluation #diagnosis #hepatology