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Acute liver failure (ALF) Summary of the EASL guideline of 2017 Primary and secondary causes of ALF King’s College criteria for transplantation Clichy criteria for transplantation Acute Liver Failure as a result of viral hepatitis References: Wendon, J., Cordoba, J., Dhawan, A., Larsen, F. S., Manns, M., Nevens, F., … Bernardi, M. (2017). EASL Clinical ..

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Therapeutical options in the management of pruritus associated with jaundice (cholestatic liver disease). Cholestyramine; rifampicin; naltrexone; sertraline; References: EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of cholestatic liver diseases. (2009) Up to date Jaundice associated pruritis: A review of pathophysiology and treatment. World J Gastro. 2015 Tajiri K, Shimizu Y. Recent advances in the management of pruritus in ..

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