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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis (AAH ... Injury (DILI) ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injuryliver ... Injury Differential ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemolysis • Marrow Failure ... Chronic Disease (e.g ... #Causes #Hematology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... #differential # ... Diagnosis #Management ... gastroenterology #algorithm ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... failure ... injury, though ... Viral) Management ... #Hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Failure (ALF): ... • Liver injury ... hepatocellular injury ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... Failure, Toxins ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Prednisone 5mg/kg ... initiation • Differential ... Anaphylaxis, Acute Renal Failure ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Algorithm Assess ... - Acute kidney injury ... - Multiorgan failure ... goal of >21 kcal/kg ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
hypoTN, renal failure ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions