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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 ... months without treatment ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... HAV immunity; Liver ... • Liver is the ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... can be bridge to Liver ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis ... Management #Algorithm #treatment ... #hepatology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Supportive with treatment ... progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Drug Induced Liver ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... ascites), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... infection with severe liver ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... failure #HepatitisB ... Indications #management #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... regarding need for treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Summary Overview
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Features
- Labs
- Diagnosis
- Differential Diagnosis
- Treatment

Sarah Onorato @sonorato11

#Alcoholic
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... Epidemiology - Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis - Treatment ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis ... #hepatology #diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... or higher • Liver ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology