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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... disease, liver ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... Veno-occlusive disease ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... syndrome associated ... age, however the disease ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... #treatment #hematology
Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - AGA Clinical Practice Guideline

First Line Treatment for HCC with Preserved
Carcinoma - AGA Clinical ... with Preserved Liver ... for Disease Progression ... #Management #Hepatology ... Gastroenterology #oncology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
- 80% have fever ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... organ damage • Treatment ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
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 ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... ) on room air Treatment ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #treatment #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... disease; AST, aspartate ... disease; T2DM, ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... treat infectious diseases ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Liver diseases ... Low serum IgG level ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome