Liver 3 Flashcards
What is 1 of the most common causes of elevated LFTs?
Drug induced liver injury/ toxic hepatitis
What is the MCC of acute liver failure from drug induced liver injury?
Acetaminophen overdose
What 2 abx are common causative agents of drug induced liver injury/ toxic hepatitis
Augmentin
Sulfonamides
Presentation of what?
- Ranges from subclinical LFT elevation to acute liver failure
Drug induced liver injury/ toxic hepatitis
In Drug induced liver injury/ toxic hepatitis, liver injury may develop how long after substance injestion
w/in days or several weeks
How do you dx Drug induced liver injury/ toxic hepatitis
h/o injesting causative drug/toxin
Exclude other causes of liver disease
How do you tx Drug induced liver injury/ toxic hepatitis?
- Remove causative agent and monitor for resolution of liver injury
- In severe cases of acute liver failure- liver transplant
What is the toxic dose of Acetaminophen
10-20g
lower in alcoholics or patiens w/ liver dz
Presentation of what?
- 30min- 24 hrs after ingestion- GI sxs
- 2d after ingestion- R sided abd pain, oliguria, elevated LFTs and prolonged PT/INR
- 3-5d after ingestion- Hepatic necrosis w/ elevated aminotransferases, +/- ALF
- 5-10d after- recovery phase (IF pt is going to recover)
Drug induced liver injury caused by Acetaminophen
Drug induced liver injury caused by Acetaminophen:
How many days after ingestion do you see GI sxs?
30 min to 24 hrs
If a patient is going to recover from acetaminophen induced Drug induced liver injury, how many days after ingestion will this occur
5-10days
Drug induced liver injury caused by Acetaminophen
What 2 things indicate poor prognosis or need for liver transplant?
- pH <7.3
- Stage 3-4 encephalopathy w/ PT/INR >6.5 and Cr > 3.4
How do you tx Drug induced liver injury caused by Acetaminophen
- IV N-acetylcysteine
- Charcoal if w/in 1hr of ingestion
- Gastric lavage if w/in 4 hrs
Alcoholic liver disease:
- Spectrum of what 3 abnormalities
- Steatosis (fatty liver)
- Steatohepatitis (alcoholic hepatitis)
- Cirrhosis
Clinical features of what?
- Range from asymptomatic to advanced liver failure
- Portal HTN
- +/-: fever, anorexia, RUQ pain, tender hepatomegaly, jaundice
Alcoholic liver dz
Which condition has AST > ALT
Alcoholic liver disease
Laboratory findings of what dz:
- Incr. Alk phos
- Incr. Triglycerides
- Decreased K, P, Mg
- Hyperglycemia
- AST>ALT
Alcoholic liver dz
What are 3 components of diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease
- h/o significant alcohol abuse
- Exclusion of other forms of liver disease
- Liver bx- determines severity