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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Hypertension, CKD/ESRD Acute ... cardiomyopathy, Acute ... non-cardiac illness: Critical ... Pulmonary embolism Acute ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... change disease • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute ... #Kidney #Injury
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Manage acute cardiac ... injury 4. ... Low voltage Treatment ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
ascites removed • Acute ... kidney injury ( ... Management #Cirrhosis #treatment ... #hepatology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... week of becoming acute ... EKGS in pts are crucial ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... immunosuppression • Acute ... with severe liver injury ... > 3 mg/dL) or acute ... Indications #management #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Induced Liver Injury ... involvement, Kidney injury ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... dechallenge • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... Presentation ​- Acute ... toxo reactivation Clinical ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Highly variable clinical ... subclinical disease to acute ... pattern of liver injury ... regarding need for treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Hepatology