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Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
liver failure ... Seizures Kidney ... abnormalities Liver ... #liver #failure ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Liver Failure ( ... months without treatment ... disease, liver ... Circulation Failure Kidney ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... ) • Liver failure ... #Kidney #Injury ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Liver Failure ( ... ALF): • Liver ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #chemistry #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... malignancies Treatment ... #Kidney #Injury ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bilateral Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
 • Medication Side
Framework Acute ... Side Effect • Acute ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Heart Failure • Liver ... Disease • Kidney
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Drug Induced Liver ... Skin involvement, Kidney ... Alcohol-related liver ... dechallenge • Acute ... #DrugInduced #Liver
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... - Liver Parenchyma ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... Artery: Shock Liver ... #algorithm #hepatology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver