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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Liver Failure ( ... ACLF) Clinical Guidelines ... #Failure #Cirrhosis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... including R heart failure ... /acute hepatitis ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites - Differential ... - Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... Infiltrative disease • Acute ... liver failure ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... liver failure rapidly ... → Multiorgan failure ... infiltration) Differential ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Mixed - Check Acute ... Liver Failure ( ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
- Heart failure ... - Cirrhosis ... fibrosis - Acute ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... and hemorrhage Acute ... failure with coagulopathy ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... hepatitis #comparison #differential
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
>1.1 g/dl): - Cirrhosis ... Fulminant hepatic failure ... Veno-occlusive disease - Acute ... fatty liver of ... #Diagnosis #hepatology