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Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... of Alcohol Use ... abdominal pain, nausea ... patients with cirrhosis ... psychaedelics #Alcohol
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... for HIV, HCV - Alcohol ... evaluation: not required ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... Causes of Tachypnea ... • Hypovolemic shock ... (blood and fluid ... loss) • Alcoholic
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
rule out other causes ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... Constipation, Alcohol ... Initiate empiric treatment ... #hepatology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Corticosteroids, alcohol ... use, Cirrhosis ... malaise • Septic shock ... Treatment: • 50% ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
undifferentiated shock ... is in impending shock ... ->treatments include ... before beginning treatment ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
dogs & latter can cause ... gram-negative bacillus cause ... endocarditis, sepsis, shock ... , cirrhosis, or ... are asplenic, alcoholic
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
(record start and ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... HEV, EBV, CMV), Alcohol-related ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... exclude other causes ... , blood, urine and ... Multiorgan failure or shock ... prednisolone #Alcoholic
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... VZV • Trauma: Shock ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis