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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
B - Diagnosis and ... Management Algorithm ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... treatment of Hereditary ... Step 1: In the patient ... Patients with cirrhosis ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... • Cirrhosis: > ... #algorithm #hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... Criteria: • Grade 1: ... Initiate empiric treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pathophysiology: Spore ... ingestion → colonic ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
pulmonary disorder of chronic ... a triad of: 1) ... chronic liver disease ... • Stigmata of cirrhosis ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
85% • < 50% in chronic ... clinical forms: 1) ... infection) • Chronic ... , neutropenia, cirrhosis ... Inhalation of spores
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic ... - differential diagnosis ... General Measures 1. ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis