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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... disease, liver ... #Failure #Cirrhosis ... #management #diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
/Liver failure ... Examination: • Skin ... or higher • Liver ... amyloidosis, Bacterial, fungal ... #workup #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Algorithm DILI ... toxic aetiology: Skin ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... disease, Hepatic ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
treatment of Hereditary ... Patients with cirrhosis ... disease. ... and hematologic ... #diagnosis #management
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
and Management ... Algorithm • Who ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) - Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Suspicion:
    ≤ 1 feature of
Disease (NAFLD) ... - Diagnosis Algorithm ... AND FIB ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... with or without cirrhosis ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #hepatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Mississippi and Ohio River ... osteomyelitis or skin ... , neutropenia, cirrhosis ... Mouth, throat, skin ... #Diagnosis #Management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... primary biliary cirrhosis ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... • Caused by liver ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... over course of disease ... #Management #treatment