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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... abdominal pain, headache ... , malaise) → Acute ... infiltration) Differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... arteritis • Acute
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Vascular Causes of Acute ... Hepatocellular Acute ... Cholestatic Acute ... Cirrhosis: > 1 • Acute
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
without Red Flag Symptoms ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute • Sinusitis ... Brain Injury • Acute
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... thrombosis • Acute ... reactive pupils - Acute ... artery dissection, acute ... #signs #symptoms
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... : - Acute angle-closure ... #differential #
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... Identification of onset (acute ... 2) Presence of symptoms ... history (cardiac, liver ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Symptoms and signs of Leptospirosis
Acute phase:
 - Fever and headache
 - Conjunctival suffusion, jaundice, and photophobia
Symptoms and signs ... Leptospirosis Acute ... - Fever and headache ... Myocarditis (rare) - Liver ... phases #immune #acute
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... without localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... relapsing fever, acute ... , Lassa fever, acute
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Enzymes #Differential