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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #algorithm #gastroenterology ... #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Fontan-Associated Liver Disease

By Dr. Andrew Yu @michaelandrewyu via @EmoryGastroHep

#FALD #Fontan #Associated #Liver #Disease #gastroenterology #hepatology #pathophysiology
Fontan-Associated Liver ... Fontan #Associated #Liver ... #Disease #gastroenterology ... #hepatology #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... and hematologic ... hemochromatosis #algorithm #diagnosis ... #management #hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
Concern for HES: • Hematology ... • Additional diagnostic ... as CT scan #EoE ... Gastroenteritis #Treatment #management ... #gastroenterology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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subclinical disease to acute ... liver failure ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... #Management #Hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... the setting of liver ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... • Underlying liver ... #hepatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
presents as an acute ... Diagnosis via genetic ... lymph node, or liver ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... DIC • Severe Liver ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology