TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 158. Acute Liver Disease A1 - Ford, Ryan M. A1 - Subramanian, Ram M. A1 - Spivey, James R. A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Brotman, Daniel J. A2 - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S. Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine AB - How is acute liver failure (ALF) defined and diagnosed, and how does it differ from acutely decompensated cirrhosis?Which causes of decompensated chronic liver failure can also be classified as “acute” failure with respect to transplant candidacy?How should clinicians acutely evaluate, triage, and manage ALF patients, including initial diagnostic testing follow-up testing?What clinical and laboratory parameters should be frequently monitored?What complications of ALF lead to high mortality, and how are they managed?How is intracranial hypertension and cerebral edema managed medically?What prognostic measures best identify ALF patients who will require liver transplant in order to survive?What evidence-based interventions improve outcomes in patients with acute liver failure? Are they etiology specific? SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56206140 ER -