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

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Failure Infections Alcohol-Associated ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
outlet obstruction, chronic ... immune compromise Clinical ... Abdominal or flank ... P May consider KUB ... data • Early treatment
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... >20) - Obtain abdominal ... - Concomitant diseases ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... immunophenotype Clinical ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... pneumonia • Chronic ... alcoholism • ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung Abscess Management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... over course of disease ... Constipation, Alcohol ... Classification #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hepatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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from subclinical disease ... - Symptoms of chronic ... regarding need for treatment ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Recurrent and chronic ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... Chest x-ray: signs ... coronary artery disease ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Pain in LN on alcohol ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... #oncology #management