Other Hepatic Disorders Flashcards
What are the 3 major patterns of drug induced liver injury?
- Hepatocellular injury
- Cholestatic injury
- Mixed pattern
What is the second most common cause of acute drug induced liver injury?
- antibiotics
* Augmentin, INH, Rifampin
Drug induced liver injury is a result of what? (pathophysiology)`
- direct effects of drug or metabolites = dose dependent
* intrinsic hepatotoxicity
What are the 2 forms of drug induced idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity?
- hypersensitivity (allergy)
- metabolic
What is the enzymatic profile of hepatocellular type DILI?
- ALT/Alk Phos >5
What is the enzymatic profile of cholestatic type DILI?
- ALT/Alk Phos <2
What is the enzymatic profile of mixed type DILI?
- ALT/Alk Phos 2-5
Autoimmune hepatitis is characterized by what?
- circulating antibodies = hypergammaglobulinemia
What 2 antibodies are seen in Type 1 autoimmune hepatitis?
- ANA (Anti-nuclear antibody)
- ASMA (Anti-smooth muscle antibody)
What % of patients with autoimmune hepatitis will present with cirrhosis at time of diagnosis?
25%
What is the first line treatment of autoimmune hepatitis?
- prednisone (+ azathioprine)
Primary biliary cholangitis is characterized by what?
- granulomatous destruction of interlobular bile ducts
What antibodies are seen in primary biliary cholangitis?
- AMA (Anti mitochondrial antibodies)
In what population is primary biliary cholangitis most commonly seen?
- caucasian middle aged women
Xanthomata and Xanthelasma suggests what?
cholestasis (flow of bile from liver is blocked)