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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... age • Monitor and ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Procedures Management ... By Tina Hang ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... Management Algorithm ... • Liver is the ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... prior to steroid and ... can be bridge to Liver ... #treatment #hepatology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... failure #HepatitisB ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
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 ... (eg Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... #Hepatology
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Management Uterine ... Oxytocin 40 IU in 1 liter ... Using external abdominal ... unresponsive to usual treatment ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
malignancy Pathophysiology ... GH stimulates liver ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
S Pathophysiology ... DIC • Severe Liver ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... >20) - Obtain abdominal ... , blood, urine and ... #hepatology