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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 ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Forrest Classification ... Acute Hemorrhage ... enrrikke #Forrest #Classification ... GIBleed #UGIB #diagnosis ... #endoscopy #gastroenterology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
neutropenia • Mucosal bleeding ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... progress to MDS or acute ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Classify severity Treatment ... - Acute Bleeding ... by a hemophilia treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... Treatment: ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Responsive to Treatment ... Treated Like Acute ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #Diagnosis #NonHodgkin
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Common Differential Diagnosis ... lateral leg) or S1 (posterior ... Usually acute (< ... calf (S1) typically ... Bending, sneezing
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Mixed - Check Acute ... Liver Failure (ALF ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Infection, GI bleeding ... noxious stimuli) TREATMENT ... Initiate empiric treatment ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #treatment #hepatology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... - Diagnosis and ... Autoimmune, PUD (posterior ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology