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Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Unconjugated ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... acid metabolism ... acid metabolism ... (DIC, ascites, jaundice ... ) Differential Diagnosis
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
and Bilirubin Metabolism ... insult Bilirubin metabolism ... MRP2 transports conjugated ... Bilirubin #Hepatology #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #LFTs
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
• Incr Glucose Metabolism ... Syndrome - Metabolic ... Constipation - MSK ... Refeeding #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which mobilizes fatty ... Starvation Ketosis (SK ... The metabolism of ... In both SK and AK ... #diagnosis #differential
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
in sucrose and fatty ... Vomiting may lead to metabolic ... abuse may lead to metabolic ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
mechanisms unclear - Metabolic ... #Orthopedics #msk ... #Staging #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #disruptors