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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... infiltration) Differential ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Wall Thickening - Differential ... heart failure, Liver ... , Cholangitis, Acute ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... Red Flags: • Fever ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... #management
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... Switch (BPD-DS) Management ... Gallstones • Liver ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Presentation: - Fever ... Low voltage Treatment ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
and recurrent acute ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Epigastric abdominal ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute ... Postoperative abdominal ... distention • Abdominal ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment