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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Cell Disease Acute ... crisis: • Fever, acute ... onset RUQ pain, jaundice ... of SCD crisis Acute ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology #hepatitis
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of Jaundice ... uptake and storage (eg ... , hepatitis, hepatic ... postoperative jaundice ... neoplasms #Jaundice
Acute Esophageal Necrosis (Black Esophagus) on Endoscopy

Dr. Joaquín Berrueta Mezzera @DrJBerrueta

#Acute #Esophageal #Necrosis #Black #Esophagus #Endoscopy
Acute Esophageal ... DrJBerrueta #Acute ... Esophagus #Endoscopy #EGD ... #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Brisk Gastric Bleeding on Upper Endoscopy
87 year old female. Acute bleeding in stomach.  Dieulafoy’s Lesion
Acute bleeding in ... Upper #Endoscopy #EGD ... #gastroenterology
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal ... Sepsis Diagnosis EGD ... Braghirol @KBrag_MD #Acute ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
- HIV, herpes, hepatitis ... B, hepatitis C ... relapsing fever, acute ... plague, anthrax • Jaundice ... , Lassa fever, acute
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Upper GI Bleeding Acute ... diagnosis #endoscopy #gastroenterology ... #egd
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... (DIC, ascites, jaundice ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... subclinical disease to acute ... inflammation (eg ... Other Etiology of Hepatitis ... #Autoimmune #Hepatitis