Acute Liver Failure
Publication Date: February 1, 2017
Key Points
Key Points
Acute liver failure (ALF) is rare, but it is a significant clinical problem with high morbidity and mortality.
It is characterized by rapid progression and death.
Liver transplantation, the ultimate treatment strategy, is necessary for some patients and requires significant resources and a lifetime of immunosuppression, yet other patients have had spontaneous resolution and no long-term issues.
It is characterized by rapid progression and death.
Liver transplantation, the ultimate treatment strategy, is necessary for some patients and requires significant resources and a lifetime of immunosuppression, yet other patients have had spontaneous resolution and no long-term issues.
Diagnosis
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...Su...
...ents presenting with ALF, the AGA suggests agai...
...patients presenting with ALF, the AGA suggest...
...mpetent patients presenting with AL...
...men presenting with ALF, the AGA suggests tes...
...n patients presenting with ALF, the A...
...patients presenting with ALF, the AG...
...resenting with ALF, the AGA suggests autoan...
Treatment
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...Summary o...
...esenting with ALF, the AGA suggests against the...
...senting with ALF, the AGA recommends that extraco...
...ents presenting with acetaminophen-associa...
...atients presenting with non–acetaminop...