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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Liver Failure ( ... in those with CLD ... months without treatment ... Kidney Failure
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
, liver cirrhosis ... , liver cirrhosis ... , liver cirrhosis ... , liver cirrhosis ... , chronic kidney
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
LFTs R-value: Serum ... Failure (ALF): ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... injury: > 3 • Chronic
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
disease: cirrhosis ... failure ... Criteria): • ↑ Serum ... Treatment Overview ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic ... Kidney Disease ... pruritus • Liver ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Nephrology #CKD