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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 Failure ( ... disease, liver ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... - Liver Parenchyma ... Artery: Shock Liver ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Liver ... #algorithm #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Drug Induced Liver ... Alcohol-related liver ... dechallenge • Acute ... disorder (e.g. ascites ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... liver failure rapidly ... develops (DIC, ascites ... : Viral Hepatitis
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Liver disease ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... fibrosis - Acute ... fatty liver of ... #Causes #diagnosis
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Management Algorithm ... HAV immunity; Liver ... elastographv, liver ... • Liver is the ... #Diagnosis #Management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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liver failure ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... , AIH diagnosis ... #AIH #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
- Management Algorithm ... survival in severe AH ... can be bridge to Liver ... #Management #Algorithm ... #treatment #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Portal ... Infiltrative disease • Acute ... liver failure ... #Algorithm #Hepatology