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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... in those with CLD ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Kidney Failure
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... : ACS, Acute decompensated ... Pericarditis, CAD ... (eg, DM, renal failure ... #Chronic #Causes
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
Types • Type 1 - Acute ... congestive heart failure ... , CKD induced myopathy ... shifts may be in cause ... Types #cardiology #nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
kidney disease, ... kidney disease, ... stones caused by ... kidney disease ... kidney disease
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Presentation ​- Acute ... coccobacillus within the RBCs ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD):

Individualize BP-lowering therapy and treatment targets in people with frailty, high risk of
Chronic Kidney Disease ... Treatments that ... and heart failure ... for people with acute ... #CKD #eGFR #Kidney
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Skin involvement, Kidney ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... Alcohol-related liver disease ... dechallenge • Acute
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 disease ... #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
papilledema, heart failure ... , or acute kidney ... Renal parenchymal disease ... : CKD, acute glomerulonephritis ... Neurologic disorders
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Fluid Testing: • WBCs ... Decrease dosage in CKD ... attack + stage ≥3 CKD ... • Oral drug failure ... #rheumatology