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 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Disease (Cirrhosis ... Syndrom (HRS) • Liver ... SBP) #ESLD #Liver ... #diagnosis #management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... of underlying liver ... disease, liver ... support, or liver ... #diagnosis
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and their Disease ... Dermatomyositis Anti-LKM (liver ... Primary biliary cirrhosis ... #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology #
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
progression to end-stage liver ... asymptomatic at diagnosis ... indications for liver ... and end-stage liver ... disease management
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... should be TS and SF level ... Patients with cirrhosis ... disease. ... #management #hepatology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
2 V Vascular disease ... Abnormal renal/liver ... >2.3mg/dL) 1 Liver ... (cirrhosis, bilirubin ... Anticoagulation #AFib #Diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
highly inflammatory disease ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... the setting of liver ... • Underlying liver ... with or without cirrhosis ... hypertension • Liver
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Onset Still's Disease ... /splenomegaly, liver ... #AOSD #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management