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Acute Hepatitis Including Acute Liver Failure

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<strong>Acute</strong> <strong>Liver</strong> Injury<br />

Establishing the Aetiology<br />

History<br />

• drug exposure<br />

‣ prescription<br />

‣ non-prescription<br />

‣ herbal<br />

• psychiatric and psychosocial issues<br />

• exposure to hepatitis viruses<br />

‣ travel (hepatitis A or E)<br />

‣ sex (hepatitis B)<br />

‣ blood exposure (hepatitis C or B)<br />

Examination<br />

• absence of signs of chronic liver disease<br />

• liver size

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