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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Hepatitis (AAH) Drug-Induced ... #gastroenterology
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... adverse effects = Hematologic ... - Drug levels ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Diagnosis Framework Hematologic ... Multiple myeloma & Acute ... bleeding (↑ nitrogen loading ... ) - Infections ... (direct ↑) Drugs
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Drug Induced Liver ... /HDS treatments ... Hepatocellular: Viral infections ... dechallenge • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
children with acute ... rash observed in acute ... multiforme • Acute ... malignancies, and drugs ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Arthritis Summary Overview ... exam and imaging Treatment ... ideally limit for acute ... corticosteroid injections ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... drug use • Silicosis ... involvement - seeding ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview ... on bone marrow leading ... Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Overview ... - Cytotoxic drugs ... Idiopathic • Infections ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #oncology #hematology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis Overview ... - Symptomatic Treatment ... aspiration and acute ... precipitated by: Drugs ... , infection, surgery