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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... specific for the liver ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver ... #FunctionTest #
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... disease, liver ... Hepatitis Procedures Management ... gastroenterology #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... Maternal Support - Critical ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Ulcerative Colitis - Management ... Potential GI SE, liver ... Nissle • VSL#3: ↑ clinical ... decreased dosing if liver ... #Colitis #UC #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... the setting of liver ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... or TEE unless clinical ... Consider: Spine, CNS, liver ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
indications for liver ... and end-stage liver ... disease management ... remain subject to clinical ... Cholangitis #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Highly variable clinical ... disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Alcohol-related liver disease algorithm. 

In patients in whom alcohol is suspected to be the main injurious
Alcohol-related liver ... assessment of liver ... fibrosis is the critical ... ELF, enhanced liver ... ARLD #Hepatitis #management
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
cycle found in the liver ... presentation - Clinical ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management