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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... and treatment of ... Patients with cirrhosis ... of liver disease ... #gastroenterology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... failure, liver cirrhosis ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Medications #Table
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
rule out other causes ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... over course of disease ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Caused by intrapulmonary ... with or without cirrhosis ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #hepatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... primary biliary cirrhosis ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... Gastric bypass causes ... Liver Disease in ... and Hepatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
arteriovenous shunting causes ... • Stigmata of cirrhosis ... the left heart TREATMENT ... only definitive treatment ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
advanced liver disease ... : cirrhosis, severe ... Exclude other AKI causes ... Treatment Overview ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology