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