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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... immunosuppression • Acute ... > 3 mg/dL) or acute ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... neutropenic fever) Complications ... progress to MDS or acute ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... Monitor and Treat Complications ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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subclinical disease to acute ... (eg Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
binge, Alcoholic hepatitis ... third of esophagus Treatment ... : - Treatment of ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... on ABx) → Acute ... CT A/P: Assess complications ... KUB ↓↓Sens for complications ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... Diagnosis and Management ... to assess for complications ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... : - Acute kidney ... HCV, DILI, HCC, acute ... #hepatology