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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
ACLF) Clinical Guidelines ... ACLF = possibly ... Kidney Failure ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
oxoproline) • Renal failure ... (acute and chronic ... Chronic progressive kidney ... ACE-Is and ARBs ... #differential #
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Acidosis B. ... Congestive heart failure ... Acute oliguric kidney ... injury F. ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential
Leptospirosis - Post-exposure Prophylaxis
Why do we give prophylaxis against Leptospirosis?
To prevent WEIL'S SYNDROME
 - Severe icteric
mortality, 5-10% of all ... 2) jaundice 3) acute ... kidney injury ... with multiorgan failure ... #prophylaxis #management