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JC @VelezNephHepato blows up the IAC criteria for defining #Hepatorenal syndrome

Really impractical and not useful
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Interestingly enough, norepinephrine is possibly very similar to Terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome as long as the MAP goes up (which is key!) @VelezNephHepato at
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Don’t miss abdominal compartment syndrome
@VelezNephHepato dates himself by mentioning this entity didn’t exist when he went to med school (neither for me πŸ‘΄πŸ»
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#POCUS #echofirst #MedEd case of the day.
Context: alcoholic liver cirrhosis with suspected #hepatorenal syndrome
Purpose: think about the underlying pathophysiology & seek expert input
1/ PLAX, PSAX, Apical views of the heart. Heart rate ~110-116 bpm
#VExUS images in 🧡
2/ overall, looks hyperdynamic. LA looks little enlarged on PLAX, visual TAPSE high on apical.
In cirrhosis, hyperdynamic circulation is expected because of splanchnic vasodilatation and 'relative' arterial under filling.
LV EF #POCUS obtained using @kosmosplatform πŸ‘‡
3/ Lets calculate stroke volume using LVOT VTI #POCUS
It looks supra-normal
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Acute on Chronic Liver Failure ca. 2020 from @NEJM #Hepatorenal #Nephpearls

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
CONFIRM: In this trial involving adults w/ cirrhosis and HRS-1, terlipressin was more effective than placebo in improving renal function but was associated with serious adverse events, including respiratory failure (ca. 2021) #Hepatorenal #Nephpearls
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
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