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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
(ACLF) Clinical ... Lung Failure ... Hepatitis Procedures Management ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... causing heart failure ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs)
 - classified into simple retention cysts, pseudocysts and cystic neoplasms 
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histological and clinical ... lesions #PCLs #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Switch (BPD-DS) Management ... Bariatric Intestinal Failure ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... Barium swallow is ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... pre-existing heart failure ... esp in work-up/management ... NOTES: The last clinic ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... incongruous with clinical ... - Severe renal failure ... Care #Checklist ... #Hypokalemia #Management
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis and Management ... shape and flagella allow ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... past infection Management ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
→ Acute liver failure ... → Multiorgan failure ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
may be useful to allow ... Internet Book of Critical ... support #COVID19 #management ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure