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Jonathan Downham: Advanced Critical Care Practitioner, Teaching, Sharing and Interviewing.
Decompensated Alcohol Related Liver Disease
13 minutes Posted Jan 8, 2026 at 3:38 pm.
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In this episode, I walk through the real-world critical care management of acute decompensated alcohol-related liver disease, using a high-risk ICU case to anchor the discussion. The focus is on understanding the underlying physiology—portal hypertension, rebalanced haemostasis, hepatic encephalopathy, infection, and hepatorenal syndrome—and translating that physiology into clear first-hour priorities at the bedside.  Listeners are […]

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