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.
Diagnosis
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...mary of Recommendations of the AGA Clinical Guide...
...tients presenting with ALF, the AGA suggests again...
...ts presenting with ALF, the AGA suggests tes...
...petent patients presenting with ALF, the AGA sug...
...n pregnant women presenting with ALF, the AGA...
...esenting with ALF, the AGA suggests usin...
...s presenting with ALF, the AGA sugges...
...n patients presenting with ALF, the AGA suggest...
Treatment
Treatme...
...ecommendations of the AGA Clinical G...
...tients presenting with ALF, the AGA suggests ag...
...senting with ALF, the AGA recommends that...
...patients presenting with acetaminophen-as...
...tients presenting with non–acetaminophen-ass...