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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
(ACLF) Clinical ... Guidelines ACLF ... months without treatment ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... Update of the 2013 ACCF ... of Heart Failure ... Task Force on Clinical ... ACCAHA2017 #cardiology #treatment
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis: • Clinical ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... D/c all heparin ... #Treatment #Hematology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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to acute liver failure ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC ... regarding need for treatment ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
of multiorgan failure ... lung, and kidney failure ... Liver function tests ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Males • Affects all ... arrhythmia • Heart failure ... tests for (not ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management