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Assessment and management of cirrhosis in people older than 16 years: summary of NICE guidance
#cirrhosis #assessment
Assessment and management ... cirrhosis #assessment #management ... #hepatitis #NICE ... #hepatology #primarycare
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... reported (eg AIH-PBC ... (eg Viral) Management ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... Steroid response should ... #Management #Algorithm ... #treatment #hepatology
Global Alliance algorithm to improve outcomes in acne.
†With small nodules (>0.5–1 cm).
‡Consider physical removal of comedones.
§Second
pregnancy, see text ... ††See text. alt. ... #Management #Dermatology ... #PrimaryCare #Acne
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... liver #injury #hepatitis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... IgM) levels • Hepatitis ... arthritis) • Hepatitis ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
heparin-PF4 complex → plt ... hypercoagulable state and plt ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... #Treatment #Hematology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... Presence of CP or PC ... liver failure #HepatitisB ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
Second-line tests ... that should be ... children, the text ... algorithm #Referral #Management ... #Hepatology