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Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Elevated bile acids ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... coagulopathy, encephalopathy ... hepatitis #comparison #differential
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... disease (other than liver ... of vision) - Encephalopathy ... syndrome due to HIV #AIDS ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... hypoglycemia, encephalopathy ... infiltration) Differential
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
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Systemic Processes: Liver ... mononucleosis, AIDS ... Thickening #Causes #differential
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... of blindness in AIDS ... ) • Liver: Hepatitis ... Cytomegalovirus #CMV #HIV #AIDS ... #diagnosis #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential ... lobes, brainstem, cerebellum ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Movement Disorders - Differential ... Muscle Movement • Cerebellar ... Etiology (Thyroid, Liver ... MovementDisorders #Neurology #Differential
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Identify Acute Liver ... INR > 1.5 • Encephalopathy ... - Specific to liver ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... thrombocytopenia, hepatic encephalopathy ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #Hypertension #Differential
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Muscles, Kidneys, Liver ... CNS dysfunction (encephalopathy ... cardiomyopathy, ARDS ... heat #illness #differential