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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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from subclinical disease ... to acute liver failure ... (eg Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... #Hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Identify Acute Liver Failure ... of cholestatic disease ... ALT AST:ALT Ratios ... Alcoholic liver disease ... #differential #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... - Concomitant diseases ... - Multiorgan failure ... #hepatology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
and acute renal failure ... meningovascular disease ... Gastrointestinal: Syphilitic hepatitis ... Coronary artery disease ... stages #diagnosis #management
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Bariatric Intestinal Failure ... nutrients • TPN for treatment ... Liver Disease in ... hepatocellular failure ... and 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 ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... Step 2: If TS is ... causes of liver disease ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia: - Hepatitis ... Inherited marrow-failure ... of CD34+ cells is ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Copper • Chest X-ray ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management