Scottish Intensive Care Society

ICM Induction programme ©

Liver failure

There are 7 pages in this module which take 20 min to read. The associated questions at the end should take 5 min and should be attempted only after the module is completed.

The links are provided to make navigation through the module easier. They contain essential information that form part of this module.

Educational Objectives

By the end of this module you should be able to:

-Categorise liver failure by speed of onset
-Describe common causes of liver failure in the UK
-Recognise physiological effects of acute and chronic liver failure
-Recognise the complications of acute and chronic liver failure
-Describe the pathophysiology associated with acute liver failure
-Grade hepatic encephalopathy accurately
-Describe the treatment of raised intracranial pressure in acute live failure
-Perform appropriate investigations in the patient admitted to ITU with acute live failure.
-Prescribe routine treatment for patients with acute liver failure
-Recognise the patient with liver failure who requires transfer to a specialist hepatology unit
-List the indications for liver transplantation

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