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 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
(Cirrhosis) - Complications ... Esophageal Varices • Hepatic ... • Spontaneous Bacterial ... #Cirrhosis #Complications ... #diagnosis #management
Management and Complications of Cirrhosis and Ascites

Ascites Workup Algorithm
Ascites Management
Refractory Ascites
Hyponatremia
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
Hepatic Hydrothorax
AKI in
Management and Complications ... Algorithm Ascites Management ... Hyponatremia Spontaneous Bacterial ... Peritonitis (SBP) Hepatic ... Cirrhosis #Ascites #Complications
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Spontaneous Bacterial ... Diagnosis and Management ... Presentation in septic ... dysfunction or liver ... #Spontaneous #Bacterial
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... 50% of solitary liver ... • Right hepatic ... • 50% of the bacterial ... When there are complications
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Caused by liver ... acid by colonic bacteria ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
) • Advanced liver ... you do for other complications ... of chronic liver ... prevent or treat hepatic ... Cirrhosis #diet #management
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
terminology and lets ... clinically important bacteria ... antibiotics cover only a sliver ... antibiotics #coverage #antibiogram ... #pharmacology #management
HSV Herpetic Whitlow Infection of the Finger
20 F presents with painful finger, treated w/ oral cephalexin
Complication of ... distinguish from bacterial ... be mistaken for bacterial ... patients at risk of complications ... Finger #clinical #photo
Hepatic Hydrothorax
 • Presents as right sided in 85% of cases
 • Fluid studies:
Hepatic Hydrothorax ... • Spontaneous bacterial ... may develop • Management ... TIPS, Liver transplant ... BrighamChiefs #Hepatic
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... Lung cancer • Septic ... Response: • Most bacteria ... • GU system Complications ... TB #Diagnosis #Management