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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... Liver Injury: ... > 3 • Chronic
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Circulation Failure Kidney ... Injury (DILI) ... #Chronic #Liver ... #diagnosis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis ... Algorithm DILI ... Skin involvement, Kidney ... dechallenge • Acute ... #Injury #Diagnosis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
> 2 • NASH, Chronic ... > 3 • Chronic ... cardiac muscle, RBC, Kidney ... Cardiac muscle, Kidneys ... #chemistry #diagnosis
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... presentation • Chronic ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #algorithm #gastroenterology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute ... heart failure, liver ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) ... - TTE/liver fxn? ... AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
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priority in this project ... exercise class to insure ... The algorithm is ... Injuries,” (STEADI) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Geriatrics
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
patients who have acute ... patients with chronic ... , such as: - Acute ... kidney injury ( ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
cycle found in the liver ... anaerobic metabolism Diagnosis ... gastrointestinal distress and acute ... kidney injury are ... #Management