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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... ) Pathophysiology ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... Pregnancy #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... By Tina Hang ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... Management Algorithm ... Chronic Hepatitis ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Distension and ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Hepatitis B Phases and Treatment
Phase 1 - HBeAg+ Chronic Infection
Phase 2 - HBeAg+ Chronic Hepatitis
Phase 3
Hepatitis B Phases ... and Treatment ... HepBV #Phases #Treatment ... #Management #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... e.g. ascites), Chronic ... hepatitis fibrosis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... prior to steroid and ... can be bridge to Liver ... #treatment #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... - Symptoms of chronic ... (eg Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... #Hepatology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... failure #HepatitisB ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver ... thigh bones -> chronic ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... ALP -> PPi and Calcium ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology