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Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Patients with Chronic Liver ... Disease Choosing ... TWDFNR #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... VisualAbstract #ChoosingWisely
Shotgun Laboratory Testing for Severe Acute Livery Injury

https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/143598/hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known

#TWDFNR #Testing #Laboratory #LiverInjury #Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology #EBM #ChoosingWisely
for Severe Acute Livery ... ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology ... #EBM #ChoosingWisely
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Disease (Cirrhosis ... Varices • Hepatic Encephalopathy ... SBP) #ESLD #Liver ... management #summary #hepatology
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Examination for Liver ... and Biliary Diseases ... tremor (hepatic encephalopathy ... Edema #biliary #physicalexam ... #cirrhosis #liver
Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus characterized by irregular lapses of posture of various body
associated with liver ... disease (hepatic ... encephalopathy) ... hyperammonemia #PhysicalExam
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... coagulopathy, encephalopathy ... #Disease #Pregnancy ... #hepatology #obstetrics
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
thrombocytopenia, hepatic encephalopathy ... • Infiltrative diseases ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... Veno-occlusive disease ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... INR > 1.5 • Encephalopathy ... of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... #differential #Hepatology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
) • Advanced liver ... diseases ... disease ... treat hepatic encephalopathy ... diet #management #hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... • Caused by liver ... over course of disease ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic #Encephalopathy ... Management #treatment #hepatology