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=== Diagnostic Criteria ===
=== Diagnostic Criteria ===
* Acute liver failure is a sudden loss of hepatic function in a patient without any evidence of underlying liver disease.
* Acute liver failure is a sudden loss of hepatic function in a patient without any evidence of underlying liver disease.<ref name="pmid18318440">{{cite journal| author=Lee WM, Squires RH, Nyberg SL, Doo E, Hoofnagle JH| title=Acute liver failure: Summary of a workshop. | journal=Hepatology | year= 2008 | volume= 47 | issue= 4 | pages= 1401-15 | pmid=18318440 | doi=10.1002/hep.22177 | pmc=3381946 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18318440  }} </ref>
* The diagnosis of acute liver failure is made in the presence of:
* The diagnosis of acute liver failure is made in the presence of:
** Coagulopathy (international normalized ratio [INR], >1.5)
** Coagulopathy (international normalized ratio [INR], >1.5)

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  • [Name of the investigation] is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of [disease name].
  • The following result of [gold standard test] is confirmatory of [disease name]:
    • Result 1
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  • The [name of investigation] should be performed when:
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  • There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of [disease name], but [disease name] can be diagnosed based on [name of the investigation 1] and [name of the investigation 2].
  • [Disease name] is mainly diagnosed based on clinical presentation.
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    • Among patients who present with clinical signs of [disease name], the [investigation name] is the most specific test for the diagnosis.
    • Among patients who present with clinical signs of [disease name], the [investigation name] is the most sensitive test for diagnosis.
    • Among patients who present with clinical signs of [disease name], the [investigation name] is the most efficient test for diagnosis.

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The following result of [investigation name] is confirmatory of [disease name]:

  • Result 1
  • Result 2
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The [name of investigation] should be performed when:

  • The patient presented with symptoms/signs 1, 2, and 3 as the first step of diagnosis.
  • A positive [test] is detected in the patient, to confirm the diagnosis.

Diagnostic Criteria

  • Acute liver failure is a sudden loss of hepatic function in a patient without any evidence of underlying liver disease.[1]
  • The diagnosis of acute liver failure is made in the presence of:
    • Coagulopathy (international normalized ratio [INR], >1.5)
    • Hepatic encephalopathy
    • Illness duration of fewer than 24 weeks

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  1. Lee WM, Squires RH, Nyberg SL, Doo E, Hoofnagle JH (2008). "Acute liver failure: Summary of a workshop". Hepatology. 47 (4): 1401–15. doi:10.1002/hep.22177. PMC 3381946. PMID 18318440.