8 results
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
HIV/HCV co-infection ... injury (INR > 2 ... failure #HepatitisB ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Clinical Guidelines ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... Injury (DILI) ... #Failure #Cirrhosis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... : HAV, HBV, HCV, ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... intestines, white blood ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
hepatitis serologies, HCV ... hepatitis serologies, HCV ... Failure (ALF): ... • Liver injury ... intestines, White blood
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
with chest x-ray, blood ... - Acute kidney injury ... diseases including HBV ... HCV, DILI, HCC, ... failure or shock
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Marrow (Toxic injury ... Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... - CMV - HCV ... Inherited marrow-failure ... result from low blood
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
hypoTN, renal failure ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... 2,000,000,000, HBV ... in 100,000,000, HCV
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
hypoTN, renal failure ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... 2,000,000,000, HBV ... in 100,000,000, HCV