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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #diagnosis
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... : Chronic infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... : • Acute or Chronic ... effect following treatment ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... transformation to acute ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
: • Recurrent infections ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... progress to MDS or acute ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... and Management ... enteric infection ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... inflammation, Abdominal
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
B - Diagnosis and ... Management Algorithm ... HBV infections ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... neutropenia (performs best ... septated hyphae, acute ... this morphology Treatment ... #Management #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... malignancy, and chronic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... #Management #Treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... - check Acute ... #Management #Treatment