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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
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... Transfer to a liver ... #AFLP #Fatty #Liver
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
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
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver ... #treatment #hepatology
Multiple Hepatic Metastases on Liver POCUS
Another case of Stage 4 Colon CA patient with sepsis. Multiple
Metastases on Liver ... Multiple mets seen on sc ... Hepatic #Metastases #Liver ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #metastatic
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
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

S/p mitral repair and MAZE. Hypotensive dyspneic, lightheaded.
Bedside U/S expediting diagnosis treatment
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... expediting diagnosis treatment ... - VCU Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #s4c ... #clinical
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