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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... : • Defect in fetal ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... #management #pathophysiology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... less common, only affects ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
in lung>heart>liver ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... EBV viral load, signs ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #oncology ... #diagnosis #management
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... failure PBC Signs ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... #workup #hepatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
most frequently affects ... : HLH signs and ... lymph node, or liver ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... #management #hematology ... #oncology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... GH stimulates liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
m/s • Other signs ... Diagnostic criteria ... the vasodilatory effects ... hemodynamics Liver ... #management #hepatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... preferentially affects ... • Bilateral signs ... #management #neurology ... #differential