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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Liver Failure ( ... Injury (DILI) ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... dechallenge • Acute ... disorder (e.g. ascites ... #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infiltrative disease • Acute ... liver failure ... Post-Hepatic: • Heart failure ... #Hepatology #causes
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... liver failure rapidly ... develops (DIC, ascites ... 10x ULN), ↑Tbili/Dbili ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Failure ( ... ALF): • Liver ... Unconjugated Bili ... > 90% of Total Bili ... #differential #Hepatology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
- Massive liver ... Fulminant hepatic failure ... Veno-occlusive disease - Acute ... associated with bowel ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
blood, urine and ascites ... Treatment: - Acute ... HCV, DILI, HCC, ... - Multiorgan failure ... #hepatology