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Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
for pyogenic liver ... Bacterial • Pyogenic Liver ... Protozoa • Amebic Liver ... • Fasciola (liver ... #pyogenic #liver
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
Liver Abscess and ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Liver ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... months without treatment ... disease, liver ... support, or liver ... #diagnosis
Liver Infection - Imaging Evaluation Algorithm
- Abscess
- Necrotic Tumor
- Hydatid Cyst
- Cystic Biliary Neoplasm
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Metastases
Liver Infection ... Metastases - Invasive Fungal ... rg.2016150196 #Liver ... Evaluation #Algorithm #hepatology ... #diagnosis
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
response to a fungal ... Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #treatment #diagnosis
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... and treatment of ... A liver biopsy can ... and hematologic ... #management #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
HAV immunity; Liver ... elastographv, liver ... Tx goal: Reduce liver ... • Liver is the ... #Management #Treatment
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... within one week to assess ... Consider: Spine, CNS, liver ... #candidiasis #treatment ... #fungal #fungemia
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver ... #management #treatment ... #hepatology