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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... , Metastasis #Liver ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Abscess Pathophysiology ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
gastrointestinal, IMV = inferior ... decompensated liver ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
) • Advanced liver ... Analysis, muscle ultrasound ... pattern (avoiding long ... detrimental effect of long ... management #hepatology #pathophysiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... papules, nodules; anterior ... heart (2-5%), liver
False Lung Point on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Your patient is stable but has diminished breath
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Your patient is stable ... Lung ultrasound ... anteriorly = no ... you'd see the liver
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Memory B cells are long-lived ... proliferate and differentiate ... Humoral #Immunity #pathophysiology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
• Should be on differential ... no matter how long ... Pathophysiology: ... the OR • HD stable ... about 50% • Stable
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
(BPPV) - Short-lived ... Long symptom-free ... Occlusion of posterior inferior ... Vertigo #Causes #differential