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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) ... Guidelines ACLF ... months without treatment ... Infections Alcohol-Associated ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... ) • Advanced Liver ... Disease - Alcohol ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... comparison #diagnosis #hematology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Nosocomial or hospital acquired ... Presentation in septic shock ... dysfunction or liver ... failure #Spontaneous ... Diagnosis #Management #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Failure (ALF): ... • Liver injury ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic ... #differential #Hepatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... the secondary or acquired ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Multiorgan failure ... or shock Eligible ... prednisolone #Alcoholic ... Management #Algorithm #hepatology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
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Bariatric Intestinal Failure ... nutrients • TPN for treatment ... Liver Disease in ... hepatocellular failure ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology