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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Causes of Splenomegaly ... Diagnosis Algorithm Infectious ... Congestive • Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Inflammation, Chronic Infection ... (>100 fL) • B12 ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Nutritional: B12 ... infiltration: malignancy, infection ... sequestration: - Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hemochromatosis • Wilson's Disease ... Pericarditis Infectious ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... • Infiltrative diseases ... Veno-occlusive disease ... #hepatology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... - Oncotic • Cirrhosis ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... cyst, Caroli's disease ... stenosis, Parasitic infection ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Colitis and Crohn’s Disease ... Diabetes/DKA Infections ... : • helminth infections ... Irradiation • Cirrhosis ... #hematology #basophils