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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Acute sickle cell ... crisis: • Fever, acute ... Supportive with treatment ... of SCD crisis Acute ... hepatomegaly and anemia
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... disease, liver ... Injury (DILI) ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
: Acute blood loss ... , Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia ... infections, TB, Acute ... Severe trauma, Acute
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
for Albumin for Management ... ascites removed • Acute ... kidney injury ( ... #Cirrhosis #treatment ... #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Injury (DILI) - ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... disease, Hepatic ... dechallenge • Acute ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Management ... Treat underlying liver ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI #Acute ... #treatment #management
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
immunosuppression • Acute ... injury (INR > 2 ... > 3 mg/dL) or acute ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Presentation ​- Acute ... DIAGNOSIS: ​• Acute ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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from subclinical disease ... to acute liver ... injury, though ... regarding need for treatment ... #Hepatology
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Acute phase ... - Recurrent disease ... arterioles - Treatment ... Triad #Diagnosis #Management ... #Rheumatology