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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
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
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
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
> 2 • NASH, Chronic ... • Cirrhosis: > ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding ... liver #chemistry #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
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... • Cirrhosis: > ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... Infection, GI bleeding ... Criteria: • Grade 1: ... lactic acid by colonic ... Management #treatment #hepatology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Spore ingestion → colonic ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... patients such as: 1. ... Hematologic malignancy ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
pulmonary disorder of chronic ... a triad of: 1) ... chronic liver disease ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... #diagnosis #hepatology