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Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
- Management Algorithm ... only increase short-term ... survival in severe AH ... #Management #Algorithm ... #treatment #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) Management Algorithm - Induction and Maintenance
 - AIH
 - AIH with Cirrhosis
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(AIH) Management ... - Acute Severe ... #Hepatitis #AIH ... #Management #Algorithm ... #treatment
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... (AAH) Drug-Induced ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... subclinical disease to acute ... (eg Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... #Management #Hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... dechallenge • Acute ... #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... exclude other causes ... #Management #Algorithm ... #hepatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... to be in ADHF starts ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
severe alcoholic hepatitis ... , or acute liver ... sympathetic + ADH ... Treatment Overview ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology