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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 (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... disease, liver ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
summary - Symptoms ... on prior GI/Liver ... Antiplatelet & AC ... last meal - Treatment ... GregoryTBrennan #Liver
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect ... the setting of liver ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver ... #treatment #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC ... regarding need for treatment ... #Hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
progression to end-stage liver ... indications for liver ... and end-stage liver ... remain subject to clinical ... #summary #Hepatology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Presentation: - Fever ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Right Atrial RCC Tumor Metastasis on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
47yo M with new SOB.  Known
Metastasis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... The patient had liver ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A4C
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... lymph node, or liver ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
Cardiac Arrest on POCUS ... hemopericardium-isoechoic to liver ... Cardiac #Arrest #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #trauma #s4c #GSW
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
syndromes Clinical ... is the main clinical ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management