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Cirrhosis leading to Chronic Liver Failure - Clinical Signs and Symptoms

#Cirrhosis #LiverFailure #Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam #Findings
leading to Chronic Liver ... Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam
"Liver palms"
Palmar erythema 

#clinical #diagnosis #PhysicalExam 
#hands #liver #hepatology #cirrosis
#photo
"Liver palms" Palmar ... clinical #diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #hands #liver
Regression of Clubbing after Treatment of Lung Cancer #Clinical #PhysicalExam #Radiology #Clubbing #Regression #LungCancer #CT #NEJM
Clubbing after Treatment ... Cancer #Clinical #PhysicalExam
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... months without treatment ... of underlying liver ... disease, liver ... support, or liver
Argyll-Robertson Pupil on Physical Exam
Small (myotic), irregular pupil that do not react to light but do
midbrain, where the fibers ... pupilodilator fibers ... Robertson #Pupil #PhysicalExam
Flapping tremors of Asterixis

DDx
- Decompensated cirrhosis or acute liver failure.
- Renal failure /azotemia.
- Respiratory failure with
cirrhosis or acute liver ... hyperammonemia #PhysicalExam
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... healthy F to ED w/rigors ... of this 2x2cm liver ... twitter.com/EUSmkh #Liver
Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
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Pharmacologic Treatments ... Pregnancy #Management #Treatment
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... Indications Treatment ... ), normal ALT Treatment ... infection with severe liver ... mg/dL) or acute liver
Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum 
Found in Spelunkers. Caves. Bat and Bird droppings
Distribution: Mississippi and Ohio River
Mississippi and Ohio River ... infection: TB-like Treatment