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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... ACLF) Clinical Guidelines ... Injury (DILI) ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... post-partum • Typical clinical ... and hemorrhage Acute ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison
Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
No obvious injury ... CT for comparison ... LUQ #FAST #Exam #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Trauma ... #POCUS
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... should encourage critical ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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subclinical disease to acute ... liver failure ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... injury, though ... Diagnosis #Management #Hepatology
Cirrhotic liver on Ultrasound. 

Irregular contour (multinodular, regeneration nodules ): comparison macroscopic vision and ultrasound

Dr. Gonzalo
Cirrhotic liver ... on Ultrasound. ... regeneration nodules ): comparison ... CasasolaGarcia #Liver ... #POCUS #Clinical
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... #Contrast #POCUS ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Positive FAST exam at the caudal liver edge

Ultrasound isn't as sensitive for solid organ injury, but
for solid organ injury ... POCUS is not sensitive ... Injury to spleen ... positive #trauma #clinical ... #POCUS #liver #