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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Hepatitis B Disease Progression Timeline
 • > 90% of infected children progress to chronic disease (<5%
Hepatitis B Disease ... individuals develop Liver ... Cancer (HCC) • ... #HepatitisB #Disease ... Timeline #Prognosis #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... serologic evidence of hepatitis ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... Chronic Hepatitis ... .2018.3795 #Chronic #HepatitisB
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... family history of HCC ... failure #HepatitisB ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... : < 1 • Cirrhosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... /acute hepatitis ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... : < 1 • Cirrhosis ... #injury #hepatitis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... disease to acute liver ... Other Etiology of Hepatitis ... #Autoimmune #Hepatitis ... #Hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Alcohol-related liver disease algorithm. 

In patients in whom alcohol is suspected to be the main injurious
Alcohol-related liver ... fibrosis is the critical ... γ-glutamyltransferase; HCC ... algorithm #ARLD #Hepatitis ... #management #diagnosis