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The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
- Cirrhosis & complications ... current MELD - Chronic ... biopsy Meds: ... - Outpatient meds ... Calling #Referral #Hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute ... #Chronic #Liver ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Monitor and Treat Complications ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #pathophysiology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
you do for other complications ... of chronic liver ... of nutrition in chronic ... Cirrhosis #diet #management ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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subclinical disease to acute ... liver failure ... - Symptoms of chronic ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... #Hepatology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Spore ingestion → colonic ... CT A/P: Assess complications ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Diagnosis and Management ... severity Treatment - Acute ... Chronic Management ... Avoid meds that ... #treatment #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
noninfectious complications ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... disease • Liver ... Malignancies • Chronic ... #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... and progressive Acute ... heart (2-5%), liver ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... DIC • Severe Liver ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology