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Episode 902: Liver Failure and Cirrhosis
Manage episode 416773370 series 1397179
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD
Educational Pearls:
How do you differentiate between compensated and decompensated cirrhosis?
Use the acronym VIBE to look for signs of being decompensated.
V-Volume
Cirrhosis can cause volume overload through a variety of mechanisms such as by increasing pressure in the portal vein system and the decreased production of albumin.
Look for pulmonary edema (dyspnea, orthopnea, wheezing/crackles, coughing up frothy pink sputum, etc.) or a tense abdomen.
I-Infection
The ascitic fluid can become infected with bacteria, a complication called Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP).
Look for abdominal pain, fever, hypotension, and tachycardia. Diagnosis is made with ascitic fluid cell analyses (polymorphonuclear neutrophils >250/mm3)
B-Bleeding
Another consequence of increased portal pressure is that blood backs up into smaller blood vessels, including those in the esophagus.
Over time, this increased pressure can result in the development of dilated, fragile veins called esophageal varices, which are prone to bleeding.
Look for hematemesis, melena, lightheadedness, and pale skin.
E-Encephalopathy
A failing liver also does not clear toxins which can affect the brain.
Look for asterixis (flapping motion of the hands when you tell the patient to hold their hands up like they are going to stop a bus)
Other complications to look out for.
Hepatorenal syndrome
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
References
Engelmann, C., Clària, J., Szabo, G., Bosch, J., & Bernardi, M. (2021). Pathophysiology of decompensated cirrhosis: Portal hypertension, circulatory dysfunction, inflammation, metabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction. Journal of hepatology, 75 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), S49–S66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2021.01.002
Enomoto, H., Inoue, S., Matsuhisa, A., & Nishiguchi, S. (2014). Diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and an in situ hybridization approach to detect an "unidentified" pathogen. International journal of hepatology, 2014, 634617. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/634617
Mansour, D., & McPherson, S. (2018). Management of decompensated cirrhosis. Clinical medicine (London, England), 18(Suppl 2), s60–s65. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-2-s60
Summarized by Jeffrey Olson MS2 | Edited by Meg Joyce & Jorge Chalit, OMS II
1056 에피소드
Manage episode 416773370 series 1397179
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD
Educational Pearls:
How do you differentiate between compensated and decompensated cirrhosis?
Use the acronym VIBE to look for signs of being decompensated.
V-Volume
Cirrhosis can cause volume overload through a variety of mechanisms such as by increasing pressure in the portal vein system and the decreased production of albumin.
Look for pulmonary edema (dyspnea, orthopnea, wheezing/crackles, coughing up frothy pink sputum, etc.) or a tense abdomen.
I-Infection
The ascitic fluid can become infected with bacteria, a complication called Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP).
Look for abdominal pain, fever, hypotension, and tachycardia. Diagnosis is made with ascitic fluid cell analyses (polymorphonuclear neutrophils >250/mm3)
B-Bleeding
Another consequence of increased portal pressure is that blood backs up into smaller blood vessels, including those in the esophagus.
Over time, this increased pressure can result in the development of dilated, fragile veins called esophageal varices, which are prone to bleeding.
Look for hematemesis, melena, lightheadedness, and pale skin.
E-Encephalopathy
A failing liver also does not clear toxins which can affect the brain.
Look for asterixis (flapping motion of the hands when you tell the patient to hold their hands up like they are going to stop a bus)
Other complications to look out for.
Hepatorenal syndrome
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
References
Engelmann, C., Clària, J., Szabo, G., Bosch, J., & Bernardi, M. (2021). Pathophysiology of decompensated cirrhosis: Portal hypertension, circulatory dysfunction, inflammation, metabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction. Journal of hepatology, 75 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), S49–S66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2021.01.002
Enomoto, H., Inoue, S., Matsuhisa, A., & Nishiguchi, S. (2014). Diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and an in situ hybridization approach to detect an "unidentified" pathogen. International journal of hepatology, 2014, 634617. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/634617
Mansour, D., & McPherson, S. (2018). Management of decompensated cirrhosis. Clinical medicine (London, England), 18(Suppl 2), s60–s65. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-2-s60
Summarized by Jeffrey Olson MS2 | Edited by Meg Joyce & Jorge Chalit, OMS II
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