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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Mild jaundice, Elevated ... Syndrome (Hemolysis, Elevated ... hemorrhage Acute Fatty ... Hepatic imaging: Fatty ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... hemangioma, Focal nodular ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... table #appearance #hepatology
NAFLD Diagnosis Algorithm
Two-step diagnostic strategy for NAFLD
1st step: 
  - Clinical biomarkers, scoring systems- FIB4,
1st step: - Clinical ... 2nd step: - Ultrasound-based ... #NonAlcoholic #Fatty ... #Liver #Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... non-alcoholic fatty ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... should encourage critical ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... IgG typically elevated ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... hemangioma, Focal nodular ... #Contrast #POCUS ... table #appearance #hepatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... >500 ng/mL • Elevated ... lymph node, or liver ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
fibrinogen • Elevated ... organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology