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This session proposed to cover common consults on management of patients with liver disease admitted in ICU seen at community and at academic centers. Case based presentations on common scenarios such as massive elevation of liver enzymes, variceal bleeding, AKI and hepatorenal syndrome, altered mental status and hepatic encephalopathy, bleeding with anemia on anticoagulation in cirrhosis. Presenters are expected to outline an approach to diagnosis, discussing differential diagnosis, therapeutic options covering rationale for choosing specific options in different clinical settings.
Presentations:
A 32 YEAR OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER WITH CONFUSION AND MARKEDLY ELEVATED LIVER TRANSAMINASES
A 45 YEAR OLD WHITE MALE WITH MASSIVE HEMATEMESIS
A 29 YEAR OLD NATIVE AMERICAN MALE WITH ALCOHOL USE DISORDER, JAUNDICE, AND PROGRESSIVE ACUTE RENAL INJURY
A 72 YEAR OLD ASIAN MALE WITH NASH CIRRHOSIS WITH ALTERED MENTAL STATUS
A 42 YEAR OLD WHITE FEMALE WITH CIRRHOSIS AND ATRIAL FIBRILLAION PRESENTING WITH ACUTE ANEMIA AND RETROPERITNEAL HEMATOMA AFTER PARACENTESIS
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