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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis ... (AAH) Drug-Induced ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... serologic evidence of hepatitis ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... Chronic Hepatitis ... #HepatitisB #HBV
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... Congestive heart failure ... (chronic passive ... #Differential #Hepatology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Differential Diagnosis Chronic ... liver disease (cirrhosis ... or chronic hepatitis ... Congestive heart failure ... - 3-5% Cirrhosis
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
• Right Heart Failure ... Infectious • Hepatitis ... • Alcoholic Hepatitis ... • Autoimmune Hepatitis ... • Drug Induced Hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) Management Algorithm - Induction and Maintenance
 - AIH
 - AIH with Cirrhosis
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... (AIH) Management ... - AIH with Cirrhosis ... #Autoimmune #Hepatitis ... #AIH #Management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... to acute liver failure ... Other Etiology of Hepatitis ... #Autoimmune #Hepatitis ... #Management #Hepatology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Liver Failure ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Epstein-Barr Virus • Hepatitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs • AIH ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... survival in severe AH ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis ... #Management #Algorithm