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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 (ACLF) Clinical ... Brain Failure Lung ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #diagnosis
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... CA, small cell lung ... Trauma: Shock liver ... Budd-chiari syndrome, Portal ... #causes #hepatology
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... brain, pancreas, lungs ... nucleotidase - Liver ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... table #appearance #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... Transfer to a liver ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Findings in Hepatic / Liver ... fold with acute liver ... hepatocytes; in chronic liver ... has exhausted liver ... LiverFailure #Hepatic #Hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... symptoms, elevated liver ... is >1,000 μg/L, liver ... A liver biopsy can ... #management #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #causes #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... features: Liver ... BrighamChiefs #Liver ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... decubitus - air fluid level