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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
ACLF) Clinical Guidelines ... Brain Failure Lung ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Hyperthermia - Guidelines ... Actively maintained fever ... CAUSES OF HYPERTHERMIA ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... Low serum IgG level ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... Ensure leg is at level ... • Syndrome caused ... progressive inflammatory infection ... activity below the level
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... other lung disease ... workup or TSH level ... #Management #CriticalCare
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines ... after an initial injection ... ensure adequate lung ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
GAS in 30% of cases ... (2+): kidneys, liver ... , lung/ARDS, coagulopathy ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... STSS #treatment #management
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... : TB, fungal infection ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... and a cortisol level
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... complication rate (i.e. infections ... deficiencies) Dumping Syndrome ... Gastric bypass causes ... Liver Disease in
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... decrease in HIV-1 RNA level ... meningitis • Guidelines ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management