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Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... hepatitis #comparison #differential ... #diagnosis #icp ... #HELLP #AFLP
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... iMedEducation #AFLP ... Pregnancy #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Areas of diagnostic ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... obstruction • ALP ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... #workup #hepatology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... (vital signs, clinical ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
Related Disease Clinical ... Glucocorticoids (0.6 mg ... #management #phenotypes ... #workup #treatment ... #rheumatology
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Lives in an old ... house & works as ... Diagnosis? ... heaped up borders); differential ... #clinical #photo
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... disease • Liver ... than 100 to 300 mg ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... GH stimulates liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup: •
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
stores in the liver ... hormones that work ... glucose > 250 mg ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management