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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... disease, liver ... #diagnosis
Approach to the Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis
1) Recognize and Manage Decompensation
 • Ascites
 • Variceal Bleeding
Variceal Bleeding • Hepatic ... Portosystemic Shunt • Liver ... inpatient #Cirrhosis #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... strategy as for septic ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
and treatment of ... symptoms, elevated liver ... A liver biopsy can ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... #management #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
intra- and extra-hepatic ... progression to end-stage liver ... indications for liver ... and end-stage liver ... remain subject to clinical
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Management Summary ... • Caused by liver ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic ... #Management #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver ... #management #treatment
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... #Management #Hepatology
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
of the portal, hepatic ... Hepatic Doppler ... still toward the liver ... IVC #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical