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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... (DIC, ascites, jaundice ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs or symptoms ... Rickettsioses, bacterial ... plague, anthrax • Jaundice ... • Diarrhea - Bacterial
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Spontaneous Bacterial ... Diagnosis and Management ... with AKI and/or jaundice ... dysfunction or liver ... #Spontaneous #Bacterial
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... PBC Signs and Symptoms ... hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... or higher • Liver ... Hepatic amyloidosis, Bacterial
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
 •
• Measurable neurologic ... deficit • Onset of symptoms ... anticoagulation • Arterial ... #Stroke #cva #management ... #neurology
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... cycle found in the liver ... also includes symptoms ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... the setting of liver ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver ... resolution of symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... • Caused by liver ... other causes of neurologic ... acid by colonic bacteria
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Splashing infected material ... eye; unilateral symptoms ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... tularensis #diagnosis #management
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... RBCs) • Obtain bacterial ... only if worsening symptoms ... dL and advanced liver ... SBP #diagnosis #management