Learning points: Define acute liver failure and its contrast from chronic liver disease. Outline preliminary diagnostic workup to guide management of acute liver failure. Recognize the role of liver...
Begum Ozturk
Why do we need TPE in liver disease? Acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) are associated with high mortality unless treated appropriately .1 Therapeutic plasma exchange...
Sagnik Biswas
In this study, plasma exchange challenges the standard medical therapies available for acute liver failure!
James Helzberg
A 46-year-old woman with a history of Crohn’s disease presents with encephalopathy. She is somnolent and unable to follow commands. Her exam is notable for scleral icterus and RUQ tenderness. Labs...
Lindsay Matthews
What new condition should be considered and worked up in patients with pediatric acute liver failure of unknown origin?
Tamir Diamond
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