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Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
liver failure ... Subclinical myocardial injury ... pancreatitis Lungs ... : Acute lung injury ... #Signs #Symptoms
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... weakness and #Acute ... #SpinalCord #Injury ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Liver Injury: ... Liver Injury: ... CA, small cell lung ... Liver Injury:
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Liver Failure ( ... Brain Failure Lung ... Injury (DILI) ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
ARB • CCB (long ... Hemorrhage • Acute ... Syndrome • Acute ... Kidney Injury ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
RBCs, muscle, liver ... Pneumonia • Other lung ... : • Early acute ... hepatitis • Acute ... associated with any symptoms
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) ... What to ask/look ... - TTE/liver fxn?
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
tendon is 15cm long ... warriors") • Acute ... etiology Signs/Symptoms ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... pathophysiology #msk
Important Questions to Ask of a Patient Presenting With Syncope
 • What were you doing immediately
Important Questions to Ask ... Did you have any symptoms ... prodrome) • Did you injure ... • How long were ... you awoke, how long