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Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential ... diagnosis #icp #HELLP #AFLP
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... Vasculature • Hepatic ... Congestion/CHF • Hepatic ... • Infectious: Sepsis ... #Injury #Differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Injury: • Hepatic ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Drugs • TPN • Sepsis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... replaced by non-hepatic ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... Pregnancy #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... CT #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
ultrasound: A concerning ... reflection on the differential ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... ComputedTomography #CT #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison