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Cirrhosis leading to Chronic Liver Failure - Clinical Signs and Symptoms

#Cirrhosis #LiverFailure #Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam #Findings
Cirrhosis leading ... to Chronic Liver ... Failure - Clinical ... PhysicalExam #Findings #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology
Diverticular Inflammation and Complication Assessment (DICA) Classification
Diverticulosis location:
 • Left (2 points)
 • Right (1 point)
Number
diverticula (in each colonic ... stenosis. pus or bleeding ... Classification #diagnosis ... Complication #Assessment #gastroenterology ... #diverticulosis
Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation

Platelets in Cirrhosis
Hypercoagulability in Cirrhosis
Bleeding in Cirrhosis
Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT)
Mesenteric
Platelets in Cirrhosis ... Bleeding in Cirrhosis ... Circulation #Disorders #Hepatology ... #Gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #Management
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
- Differential Diagnosis ... Structural: - Diverticulosis ... Post-Polypectomy Bleeding ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
PSC) PSC is a chronic ... ducts, commonly leading ... asymptomatic at diagnosis ... remain subject to clinical ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
> 2 • NASH, Chronic ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Encephalopathy - Diagnosis ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... Infection, GI bleeding ... lactic acid by colonic ... Management #treatment #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Spore ingestion → colonic ... mg PO qd - If needing ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology